This webinar provides a top-to-bottom overview of lateral design for wood-framed structures with a focus on shear walls. As a result of this training, participants will understand load path continuity and shear wall performance, including design methodologies for shear walls. Examples from post-disaster evaluations illustrate common failure modes, and methods and outcomes of various designs of wood structural panel shear walls are compared. Participants will also be introduced to installation considerations that may affect performance and how to address these issues proactively. The force transfer around openings (FTAO) method is covered as well. This course is approved by AIA (1 HSW/LU) and ICC (0.10 CEU). Note: A downloadable certificate of completion is available when this webinar is viewed in entirety, after completing a brief quiz and questionnaire.
Approximate length: 60 minutes.