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// CODE SNIPPET

R603.9.2.1 Full Height Sheathing

2017 FBC - Residential, 6th edition > 6 Wall Construction > R603 Cold-Formed Steel Wall Framing > R603.9 Structural Sheathing > R603.9.2 Determination of Minimum Length of Fullheight Sheathing > R603.9.2.1 Full Height Sheathing
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The minimum percentage of full-height structural sheathing shall be multiplied by 1.10 for 9-foot-high (2743 mm) walls and multiplied by 1.20 for 10-foot-high (3048 mm) walls.

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R603.9.2.1 Wall Construction, Full Height Sheathing
The minimum percentage of full-height structural sheathing shall be multiplied by 1.10 for 9-foot-high (2743 mm) walls and multiplied by 1.20 for 10 ...
2017 FBC - Residential, 6th edition > 6 Wall Construction > R603 Cold-Formed Steel Wall Framing > R603.9 Structural Sheathing > R603.9.2 Determination of Minimum Length of Fullheight Sheathing > R603.9.2.1 Full Height Sheathing
R602.12.3 Wall Construction, Bracing Unit
A bracing unit shall be a full-height sheathed segment of the exterior wall without openings or vertical or horizontal offsets and a minimum length ...
2017 FBC - Residential, 6th edition > 6 Wall Construction > R602 Wood Wall Framing > R602.12 Simplified Wall Bracing > R602.12.3 Bracing Unit
R602.12.3.1 Wall Construction, Multiple Bracing Units
number of bracing units shall be determined by dividing the wall segment length by the minimum bracing unit length. Full-height sheathed segments ...
2017 FBC - Residential, 6th edition > 6 Wall Construction > R602 Wood Wall Framing > R602.12 Simplified Wall Bracing > R602.12.3 Bracing Unit > R602.12.3.1 Multiple Bracing Units
R603.9.5 Wall Construction, Structural Sheathing for Stone and Masonry Veneer
Where stone and masonry veneer are installed in accordance with Section R703.8, the length of full-height sheathing for exterior and interior wall ...
2017 FBC - Residential, 6th edition > 6 Wall Construction > R603 Cold-Formed Steel Wall Framing > R603.9 Structural Sheathing > R603.9.5 Structural Sheathing for Stone and Masonry Veneer
R603.9.3 Wall Construction, Structural Sheathing Fastening
of full-height sheathing in Table R603.9.2(1) by 0.72 shall be permitted. For bottom track attached to foundations or framing below, the bottom ...
2017 FBC - Residential, 6th edition > 6 Wall Construction > R603 Cold-Formed Steel Wall Framing > R603.9 Structural Sheathing > R603.9.3 Structural Sheathing Fastening
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