A single-story wood-frame building with an interior wall is…
A single-story wood-frame building with an interior wall is exposed to a wind load of wU = 480 lb/ft. For simplicity, assume this load was determined from the load combinations, i.e. do not apply the load combinations to it, and that the building has no windows or doors. Let L = 36 ft, a = 12 ft, b = 20 ft, and the height of the walls be 9 ft. If all of the walls are sheathed in the same manner and the allowable shear load of an anchor bolt parallel to the wall is 1,100 lb, would 8 anchor bolts be sufficient for the interior wall?
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