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Simpson Strong-Tie now offers a Steel Strong-Wall® panel option for garage portal systems which combines simplified installation with superior performance.

• Higher capacity with reduced concrete anchorage requirements (see Alternate Garage Front Options for other options)
• Same anchor bolt template
• Complete kit available to simplify the connection to the header or beam

See Steel Strong-Wall® Portal Kit (SSWP-KT) Installation Instructions (PDF)

Portal Frame Connection Kit

Garage Header Rough Opening Height

Foundation Design (size and reinforcement) by Designer

This installation reflects lateral load requirements of a Single-Wall Portal System.* It is the Designer’s responsibility to provide a complete load path for all loads in accordance with the governing codes.

*Refer to footnotes 2, 4 and 9

 

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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.

SSW12

SSW15

SSW18

top Load Tables:

1. Allowable shear loads and anchor uplifts are applicable to Single-Wall Garage Portal System installation on concrete with minimum f'c = 2500 psi using the ASD basic (Section 1605.3.1) or the alternative basic (Section 1605.3.2) load combinations. Load values include evaluation of bearing stresses.
2. A Double-Wall Garage Portal System consists of two walls with a header continuous across both panels. The allowable load is twice the Single-Wall Portal value.
3. For seismic designs based on the 2006 IBC using R = 6.5. For other codes, use the seismic coefficients corresponding to light-frame bearing walls with wood structural panels or sheet steel panels.
4. The minimum header size shown in the details is the minimum required for lateral rigidity of the portal system. Larger headers may be required due to vertical loading. Support post uplift connectors may be reduced where justified by calculations.
5. Recommended header moisture content is 19% or less at time of installation.
6. Allowable shear, drift, and uplift values may be interpolated for intermediate height or axial loads.
7. High-strength anchor bolts are required for anchor tension (uplift) forces exceeding the allowable load for standard-strength bolts tabulated on Anchorage Solutions: Anchor Bolts. See SSWAB anchor bolt information and anchorage solutions.
8. Tabulated anchor tension (uplift) loads assume no resisting axial load. For anchor tension loads at design shear values and including the effect of axial load, refer to the Strong-Wall Selector software or use these equations (PDF) (include K factor in uplift calculations). Drifts at lower design shear may be linearly reduced.
9. Longer header spans can be accommodated if larger headers are used such that equivalent stiffness is equal to or greater than that provided by the minimum header size and maximum length indicated.

top Alternate Garage Front Options:

These alternate garage front options may be used for applications when the Steel Strong-Wall® panel is installed at the full height (option 1) or without the additional Portal Frame Kit (option 2), when higher capacity or reduced concrete anchorage are not needed. Refer to the Standard Application on Concrete Foundations for product data and allowable load values.

Garage Wall Option 1

Garage Wall Option 2

FOR GARAGE WALL OPTION 2

Designer shall design for:
1. Shear transfer.
2. Out-of-plane loading effect
3. Increased overturning and drift due to additional height.

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