Reference Material
Structural design guidance, procedures, and reference material.
Design Examples
Step-by-step examples with live, pre-filled design modules. Covers wind, seismic, shear walls, foundations, framing, and wood columns. When the app changes, these examples update automatically.
Wood-Frame Shear Wall
- Shear Wall Hold-Down and Anchor Bolt Selection per SDPWS
- Garage Shear Wall Line Design: Multiple Panels with Opening per SDPWS C4.3.5.5.1
- Seismic Shear Wall Design: SDC D Residential per SDPWS 4.1.4.1
- Wood Shear Wall Design: Wind and Seismic Governing Load per SDPWS
- Residential Shear Wall Design for Wind: 8 ft × 8 ft per SDPWS 4.1.4.2
- SDPWS Footnote 2: Increase Shear Capacity for 15/32 Sheathing Conditions
- SDPWS Footnote 3: Species-Specific Gravity Adjustment per NDS Table 12.3.3A
- Shear Wall Aspect Ratio Check: Tall Wall Design per SDPWS 4.3.3
Wind Loads
Seismic Loads
Foundation
Floor Joist, Ceiling Joist & Rafter
- Ceiling Joist Span per IBC 2024 Tables 2308.11.1
- Floor Joist Span Check per IBC 2024 Tables 2308.8.2.1
- Cantilever Beam per NDS 2024
- Deck Joist with Wet Service (CM) per NDS 2024
- LVL Beam Two-Span per NDS 2024
- Repetitive Member Factor (Cr) for Floor Joists per NDS 2024
- Simple-Span Floor Beam per NDS 2024
- Two-Span Floor Beam per NDS 2024
- Rafter Span per IBC 2024 Tables 2308.11.2