Construction Business & Technology Conference

**Table of Contents**
Shear Wall Types What is Shear? Material Properties and Loads Facts and Forces Overturning Hold-downs Compression Posts Dimensional Limits per UBC Collectors Shear Walls on the Plans Stiffness of Materials Nailing Sheathing Building Mass at Hold-downs Shear Walls in the Field Combining Types of Shear Walls Expanding Your Scope of Work Resolving Field Problems Improper Nailing Improper Materials Improvements Your Can Make	Other Topics Shear Walls - A History UBC Code Shear Values Shear Walls Using Metal Studs For More Information *The Do-It-Yourself* Section** Example - A Simple Shear Wall Example - A Shear Wall Between Openings Example - Minimum Walls Per Code The Rogue's Gallery