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1. Analysis of the International Residential Code 2006 Low Rise Wood Frame Building Bracing Requirements for Pennsylvania

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Author:: Myers, Tanya L
Title:: Analysis of the International Residential Code 2006 Low Rise Wood Frame Building Bracing Requirements for Pennsylvania
Graduate Program:: Civil Engineering
Keywords:: braced walls
shear walls
bracing
wind records
wind speeds
statistics
engineering
structural
residential
low
low rise
low rise buildings
wood construction
houses
housing
Wood frame construction
IRC 2006
2006
International Residential Code
IRC
loads
lateral loads
wind
ASCE 7
gypsum walls
exterior walls
interior walls
structural panels
analytical model
rigid beam model
rigid plate model
extreme wind
wind engineering
File:: Download TanyaMyersMSThesisFinal.pdf
Committee Members:: Dr Kasal, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Bohumil Kasal, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor