I know this will sound like a shameless plug (my apologies in advance), but if you are interested in a live one-day seminar on the WFCM, there are 2 opportunities in March and April – one in the Chicago area and one in Austin, TX. These might be the last live offerings for a while. We’ve had some budget cuts, and education is one casualty.
Here’s a link for more information:
http://www.awc.org/HelpOutreach/seminars/awrd-sem.html
Buddy Showalter, P.E.
AF&PA/AWC
From: Andy Heigley <aheigley@jgaeng.com>
To: seaint@seaint.org
Subject: Re: FW: Wind loads: ASD or Strength?
…In the Wood Frame Construction Manual, in their Exterior Wall stud
Bending calculations, it describes the design of the stud to check the
stud for 'bending only' using C&C design loads; In addition to
that, it uses MWFRS pressures in combination with Axial loading to
check combined bending and axial.