Steel Strong-Wall®: 1st Story Wood Floor Systems

Steel Strong-Wall® panels designed for use on concrete foundations can be used with wood floor systems by extending the anchor bolts and installing compression nuts and solid blocking below the wall.

Installation:

Installation Video

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top Wood First-Floor Wall Connection Kit:

Two heavy hex nuts included with each wall.

top Product Data:

topProduct Information:

Material: Vertical Panel - 10 gauge

Finish: Vertical Panel - Galvanized; Top and Base Plates - Simpson Strong-Tie® gray paint

Naming Scheme:

Wall Profiles:
Pre-attached wood studs are 2x4 for walls 7' - 10' tall, and 2x6 for walls 11' - 13' tall.

SSW12

SSW15	SSW15
SSW18	SSW18
SSW21	SSW21
SSW24	SSW24

top Load Tables:

2006 IBC Allowable Shear & Drift Values (PDF)
See footnote 4 for uplift equation

top Code Reports:

ICC-ES ESR-1679 (PDF) Revised 6/1/09
City of L.A. RR 25625 (PDF)
State of Florida FL5113 (PDF)

Updated code report for Steel Strong-Wall
ICC-ES has issued an updated version of ESR-1679 for the Steel Strong-Wall shearwall. Updated load values have been evaluated under the 2006 IBC/IRC – please read more about the Steel Strong-Wall under the new code.

top Catalog Page:

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C-SW09 (Strong-Wall Shearwalls), pages 18-19 (PDF)