Wall Bracing (Part 1) – 2021 IRC Plan Check

This is a comprehensive plan review course that covers the wall bracing provisions provided in the 2021 International Residential Code (IRC).

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This module is approved to provide 0.45 CEUs by the International Code Council (ICC) under the ICC preferred Provider Program.

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Target Audience and General Intent

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This is an immersive code compliance course that are tailored towards all stake holders in the construction industry. The course are also optimized for code officials including plan reviewers and inspectors. This means that the training is focused on code compliant design. Additionally, the course also includes training on how plan reviewers and inspectors can systematically review construction documents for code compliance.

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While we have highlighted the value to plan reviewers and inspectors, this course offers great value to designers too.  Both designers and contractors taking this course will encounter the rigor that is necessary in designing and building code compliant structures.

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The Course Content

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1. Statutes (Laws) and Entities (Players – Building officials, plan reviewers, designers, engineers, architects) in Conventional construction.
2. The Seismic Design Criteria – Code requirements on the seismic design criteria, USGS and the development of seismic design parameters, seismic hazard maps, seismic hazard tools, seismic design category and its role in conventional construction, reclassification from seismic design category E to D2 .
3. The wind design criteria – Wind speed, special wind zones, wind exposure categories and their determination.
4. Weight and Height Limitations for the applicability of the California Residential Code. The determination of building material weights. Story height and stud height considerations .
5. Braced Wall Lines – Factors to consider in the placement of braced wall lines, Length and Spacing of Braced Wall Lines.
6. Wall Bracing Methods – Intermittent Bracing Methods (Methods covered: WSP, PCP, GB, ABW, PFG, PFH, BV-WSP); Continuous Sheathing Methods (Methods covered: CS-WSP, CS-G, CS PF).
7. Factors affecting the selection of Holdowns and Straps in Wall Bracing.
8. Multiple plan check examples on wall bracing. This is intended to distill the knowledge covered and show how plan reviewers can navigate the plan review process.
9. Examples of plan review comments. This are provided in the wall bracing plan review examples.

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This course is optimized to capture your attention by using top notch animation features including animated images. Additionally, this course is provided using state of the art voice over. This means that the information provided is well researched, critically thought through and properly refined prior to articulation using state-of-the-art systems that have been calibrated for optimized audio quality to facilitate maximum attention.

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Other Modules

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The wall bracing module is the fourth module in a four-module plan review series that is based on the provisions of the International Residential Code. The other modules in this series are:

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Module 1 –  Conventional Roof and Construction and Engineered Trusses.

Module 2 – Walls and Foundations.

Module 3 – Floors and Decks.