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Heel Blocking Requirements and Capacity Analysis

Research Report No.: 
1506-07
Issue Date: 
February 8, 2016
Update Date: 
February 8, 2016

Heel blocking is a commonly used method to transfer in-plane lateral loads from the braced wall panel to the roof diaphragm. Structural engineers may have questions regarding the prescriptive code requirements or the capacity of commonly used heel blocking to achieve a desired load transfer. In addition there may be questions as to who is responsible for the determining the required strength.

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