What's the Difference between Brace Walls, Alternate Brace Walls and Shear Walls?
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Shear Walls and Brace Walls? Whats the Difference?
Mar 14, 2005
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Braced walls and alternate braced wall panels are forms of shear wall used to meet the "prescriptive" requirements of the building code for lateral force resistance.
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