In a free-standing garage, where one wall is almost entirely absent to make a door opening, what parts of the structure prevent the door wall from racking?
I am second-guessing myself about my shed plan. One wall, a gable end wall, is non-load-bearing but is a shear wall. Its plan has an 8x8 door opening in a 12' wide by 9' high wall. I don't have the background to determine whether such a wall will have sufficient shear strength. I'm using conventional 2x4 framing 16" OC with APA-rated 7/16 OSB sheathing, no interior sheathing is planned.
The obvious things would be to reduce the door opening, to use heavier sheathing, and/or sheathe it inside and out. But first I would like to hear any advice this august group has to offer, and with my thanks.