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AS106.12 Load-Bearing Walls

California Residential Code 2016 > S Strawbale Construction > AS106 Strawbale Walls—Structural > AS106.12 Load-Bearing Walls

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Plastered strawbale walls shall be permitted to be used as load-bearing walls in one-story buildings to support vertical loads imposed in accordance with Section R301, in accordance with and not more than the allowable bearing capacities indicated in Table AS106.12.

ALLOWABLE SUPERIMPOSED VERTICAL LOADS (LBS/FOOT) FOR PLASTERED LOAD-BEARING STRAWBALE WALLS

WALL DESIGNATION	PLASTER^a (both sides) Minimum thickness in inches each side	MESH^b	STAPLES^c	ALLOWABLE BEARING CAPACITY^d (plf)
A	Clay 1¹/₂	None required	None required	400
B	Soil-cement 1	Required	Required	800
C	Lime ⁷/₈	Required	Required	500
D	Cement-lime ⁷/₈	Required	Required	800
E	Cement ⁷/₈	Required	Required	800

For SI: 1 inch = 25.4mm, 1 pound per foot = 14.5939 N/m.

Plasters shall conform to Sections AS104.4.3 through AS104.4.8, AS106.7 and AS106.10.
Any metal mesh allowed by this appendix and installed in accordance with Section AS106.9.
In accordance with Section AS106.9.2, except as required to transfer roof loads to the plaster skins in accordance with Section AS106.11.
For walls with a different plaster on each side, the lower value shall be used.

AS106.12.1 Precompression of Load-Bearing Strawbale Walls

Prior to application of plaster, walls designed to be load bearing shall be precompressed by a uniform load of not less than 100 plf (1459 N/m).

AS106.12.2 Concentrated Loads

Concentrated loads shall be distributed by structural elements capable of distributing the loads to the bearing wall within the allowable bearing capacity listed in Table AS106.12 for the plaster type used.

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