Effect of Overdriven-Nail-Depth Combinations on Wood Shear Wall Strength

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Civil and Environmental,
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Brigham Young University,
Construction,
Nail,
Wall Strength
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Overview: Wood shear walls using nailed sheathing panels and wood framing form an important lateral force resisting system in many residential and commercial structures. Improperly driven (overdriven) nails are significant because wood shear wall strength may be reduced from 5 to 22%, depending on the depth the nails are overdriven. This paper proposes a method to estimate the reduction in wall strength for various overdriven-nail-depth combinations that accounts for both the depth and the percentage of total nails overdriven.

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Format: PDF | Size: 111KB | Date: May 2004 | Pages: 4

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