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A single-story wood-frame building with an interior wall is exposed to a wind load of wU = 305 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 = 44 ft, a = 14 ft, b = 30 ft, and the height of the walls be 10 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 1,200 lb, would 7 anchor bolts be sufficient for the interior wall?

Use the AWC Special Design Provisions for Wind and Seismic, 2015 Edition and ASD procedures to answer the following question.A single-story wood-frame building is exposed to a seismic load of wU = 210 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 = 24 ft, b = 10 ft, and the height of the walls be 9 ft. The walls are sheathed with 15/32-in.-thick Structural I wood structural panels and 8d nails spaced every 6 in. around the panel edges. Is this design adequate for the load?

Determine the reference withdrawal design value, W, for a lag screw with a diameter of 7/8-in. inserted in the side grain of a wood member with a specific gravity of 0.31 where the fastener axis is perpendicular to the wood fibers.

According to the NDS, what is the length of a 6d box nail?

A building with a non-structural interior wall and an opening is exposed to a transverse load of w = 245 lb/ft. Assume this load was determined from the load combinations, i.e. do not apply the load combinations to it. What is the collector force at the edge of the opening (point A)? Let L = 42 ft, a = 30 ft, b = 12 ft, be = 30 ft, and bi = 10 ft, bo = 12.5 ft.

A building with a non-structural interior wall and an opening is exposed to a transverse load of w = 350 lb/ft. Assume this load was determined from the load combinations, i.e. do not apply the load combinations to it. What is the collector force at the edge of the opening (point A)? Let L = 58 ft, a = 40 ft, b = 18 ft, be = 40 ft, and bi = 13 ft, bo = 15.5 ft.

A building with a non-structural interior wall is exposed to a transverse load of w = 210 lb/ft. Assume this load was determined from the load combinations, i.e. do not apply the load combinations to it. What is the roof diaphragm unit shear? Let L = 52 ft, a = 40 ft, b = 12 ft, be = 30 ft, and bi = 10 ft.

Determine the reference withdrawal design value, W, for a smooth shank carbon steel nail or spike with a diameter of 0.12-in. driven into the side grain of a wood member with a specific gravity of 0.50 where the fastener axis is perpendicular to the wood fibers.

Determine the dowel bearing strength for a 5/8-in.-diameter bolt in Yellow Poplar with the load applied parallel to grain.

Determine the dowel bearing strength for a 1/2-in.-diameter bolt in Douglas Fir-Larch with the load applied perpendicular to grain.