Simplifying IRC Wall Bracing Requirements Quiz

Once you have passed and submitted the quiz, you will receive your AIA or ICC Certificate of Completion.

Learning Objectives
Upon completing this training, attendees will be able to identify and describe:

  • Can identify performance implications of wall bracing in single-family homes. .
  • Can list the benefits of early wall bracing design for enhancing window layout and material efficiency.
  • Able to identify when to use prescriptive wall bracing, engineering solutions or a combination of both for code compliance.
  • Can discuss how the APA Wall Bracing Calculator output streamlines the plan review process and optimal constructability during the building plan implementatio.

 

1. What format must a project be saved as to upload later into APA’s Wall Bracing Calculator website?
2. APS's Wall Bracing Calculator allows selection of IRC versions ______.
3. In APA’s Wall Bracing Calculator “Wall Line Segment Details” tab, what are the two drop-down menus available for making selections?
4. On the “View Project Report” page, what are the two available selections for managing the report?
5. The maximum braced wall spacing for all dwellings in SDC A-B and for detached one- and two-family dwellings in SDC- C is?
6. APA's Wall Bracing Calculator is a ____ tool for registered users.
7. When a project is downloaded based on the 2018 IRC, the project can choose which different version of the IRC when uploaded?
8. Story height and wall height are defined as _____.
9. Window and door sizes are entered under the which segment type?
10. When creating Wall Line Details for a project, when can the Project Report be viewed?