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0376

Wood frame wall - racking resistance

· p. 67

Two wood stud wall diagrams compare behavior under a horizontal racking force, such as wind. The upper wall is distorted into a parallelogram, with the studs leaning and the top plate displaced relative to the bottom pla

0368

Wood frame bearing wall - top plate T-connection

· p. 65

The illustration shows two wood-frame bearing walls meeting at a T-intersection, with vertical studs between bottom plates and double top plates. The double top plates overlap at the intersection to tie the wall systems