| Per the International Building Code (IBC), structures using wood shear walls and diaphragms to resist wind, seismic and other lateral loads shall be designed and constructed in accordance with AWC's Special Design Provisions for Wind and Seismic (SDPWS). This course will discuss the 2015 SDPWS and how to apply the design provisions to shear walls and diaphragms as well as about changes from previous editions. |