Floor Panel Bears on Wall – Platform
Floor panel bears on wall panel below. Wall panel above bears on floor panel. A positive connection is made between panels with partially threaded screws.
Floor Panel Bears on Wall – Platform
Floor panel bears on wall panel below. Wall panel above bears on floor panel. A positive connection is made between panels with partially threaded screws.
Purpose: Transfer of vertical load from floor panel and wall panel above to wall panel below. Can also transfer in-plane and out-of-plane loads between the wall panels and floor panel.
Design Notes
- Capacity of primary load path is controlled by perpendicular-to-grain bearing capacity of floor panel.
- Screws provide load path for in-plane and out-of-plane loads.
- Diagonal screws are used in this connection for positive attachment of upper wall. Care should be taken to not penetrate exterior face of the wall panel.
- Class
- Class 1
- Load
- Load Medium
- Cost
- Cost $
- Const.
- Constructability Easy
- Fire
- Fire Rating II