Wood Design Using the 2012 Wood Frame Construction Manual

By the end of this course you will be able to: Describe how wind loads are derived that are used in the WFCM Explain the importance of continuous load paths and how to determine construction challenges and possible flaws in load paths   Discuss the role of connections in completing continuous load paths  Locate the load information in the WFCM in order to be able to design horizontal diaphragms and shear walls to resist lateral loads imposed on a building by wind or earthquakes