wood stud wall backing brick veneer deflection limitation
 

wood stud wall backing brick veneer deflection limitation
does anyone have a code reference for deflection limitation for a loadbearing wood stud wall backing brick veneer? thanks.
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what code are you designing to? bia suggests a deflection criteria of l/600. ibc states l/240 for brittle veneer. which ever criteria you use, the ibc and the fbc let you multiply the lateral load by 0.7 when calculating deflections. hope this helps.
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i should clarify lateral load due to wind.