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Wale-Tie
- Tie spacing based on wale capacity and/or tie capacitiy Faculty Developer
Calculation Summary
- Bending, deflection, shear, bearing & axial load calculation results
Acknowledgements
All formulas, calculations and tables
were based on ACI Committee 347,
Formwork for Concrete, 6th ed.
Student Developers
V. Elliot, A. Murray, D. Reis,
A. Hopkins & E. King
Faculty Developer
William "Bill" C. Epstein
Full Professor, CM Dept.
Cal Poly, San Luis Obispo
Phone: (805) 756-2797
Email: wepstein@calpoly.edu
Lateral Pressure on Formwork
Fill in the Following Unknowns:
Pressure
Plywood and Stud Spacing
All Plywood is classified as Plyform B-B Class I Sheathing.
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Standard Perpendicular to Span (Weak Direction)
Plywood Parallel to Span (Strong Direction)
Thickness
(Inches)
Single Use
1/4 Multiple Use
1/4 3/8
3/8 1/2
5/8
1/2 3/4
5/8
3/4
7/8
7/8 Calculated Maximum Stud Spacing: 11.01 Inches
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1
1 1/8
1 1/8 Enter Actual Stud Spacing: 10.67 Inches
Plywood
Stud Size and Wale Spacing
(DOUGLAS FIR-LARCH) Species
No. 2,& 2-4Grade
in. thick, 2 in. and wider Moisture Content
(DOUGLAS FIR-LARCH) Construction, 2-4 in. thick, 2-4in. wide
(DOUGLAS FIR-LARCH) No. 2, 2-4 in. thick, 2 in. and wider Moisture Content <19%
(DOUGLAS FIR-SOUTH)Construction,
(DOUGLAS FIR-LARCH) No. 2, 2-4 2-4in.
in. thick, 2 in. wide
thick, 2-4in. and wider Moisture Content > 19%:
(DOUGLAS FIR-SOUTH) No. 2, 2-4 in. thick, 2 in. and wider
(DOUGLAS FIR-SOUTH) Construction, 2-4 in. thick, 2-4in. wide
(SOUTHERN PINE) No.
(DOUGLAS FIR-SOUTH) 2, 2-4 in. thick,
Construction, 2-4 in. 2-4 in.2-4in.
thick, widewide
(SOUTHERN PINE) No. 2, 2-4 in. thick, 2-4 in. wide
(SOUTHERN PINE) No.No.
(SOUTHERN PINE) 2, in.
2, 2-4 2-4thick,
in. thick,
5-6 in.5-6
widein. wide Single / Multiple Use
(SOUTHERN PINE) No. 2, 2-4 in. thick, 8 in. wide
(SOUTHERN PINE) Construction,
(SOUTHERN PINE) No. 2, 2-42-4 in.in.
thick,
thick,82-4in.
in. wide
wide Single Use
(SOUTHERN PINE) No.
(SPRUCE-PINE-FIR) Construction,
2, 2-4 in. thick,2-4 in.and
2 in. thick,
wider2-4in. wide Multiple Use:
(SPRUCE-PINE-FIR) No. 2, 2-42-4
(SPRUCE-PINE-FIR) Construction, in.in.
thick,
thick,22-4in.
in. and wider
wide
(SPRUCE-PINE-FIR)
(HEM-FIR) No. 2, 2-4 in. Construction, 2-4 in. thick, 2-4in. wide
thick, 2 in. and wider
(HEM-FIR) Construction, 2-4 in. thick, 2-4in. wide
(HEM-FIR)
(HEM-FIR) No. 2, 2-4 in. thick,
Construction, 2-4 in.2thick,
in. and widerwide
2-4in. Nominal Size of Stud
2x4
2x6
2x8
Length of Split 3x4
3x6
No Split 3x8
No Split
4x4
1/2 the wide face
3/4 the wide face
1/2 the wide face 4x6 Finish of Stud
The width of the wide face 4x8
1.5 and more of the wideThe
3/4 the wide face
face width of the wide
S4S
6x6
face ROUGH
6x8
8x8
Studs-Wales
Wale Size and Tie Spacing
Species & Grade Moisture Content Finish of Wale
(DOUGLAS FIR-LARCH)No. 2,
(DOUGLAS FIR-LARCH) No.2-42,in.2-4 in.2thick,
thick, in. and2 wider
in. and wider Moisture Content <19% S4S
(DOUGLAS FIR-LARCH)Construction,
(DOUGLAS FIR-LARCH) Construction,2-4 in. 2-4 in.2-4in.
thick, thick, 2-4in. wide
wide Moisture Content > 19%: ROUGH
(DOUGLAS FIR-SOUTH) No. 2, 2-4 in. thick, 2 in. and wider
(DOUGLAS
(DOUGLAS FIR-SOUTH) No. 2, 2-4
FIR-SOUTH)Construction,
(DOUGLAS FIR-SOUTH) Construction,2-4in.
in.thick,
2-4 2thick,
in. and
in.2-4in.
thick, widerwide
2-4in.
wide
(SOUTHERN PINE) No. 2, 2-4 in. thick, 2-4 in. wide
(SOUTHERN PINE) No.No.
(SOUTHERN PINE) 2, 2-4
2, 2-4 in. thick,
in. thick, 5-6 in.2-4 in. wide
wide Single / Multiple Use Wale System
(SOUTHERN PINE) No. 2, 2-4 in. thick, 5-6 in. wide
(SOUTHERN PINE) No. 2, 2-4 in. thick, 8 in. wide
Single Use SINGLE WALE SYSTEM
(SOUTHERN PINE) Construction, 2-4 in. thick, 2-4in. wide
(SOUTHERN PINE) No.
(SPRUCE-PINE-FIR) No.2,2,2-42-4
in. in. thick,
thick, 2 in. 8and
in.wider
wide Multiple Use: DOUBLE WALE SYSTEM
(SPRUCE-PINE-FIR) Construction, 2-4 in. thick, 2-4in. wide
(SOUTHERN PINE) Construction, 2-4 in. thick, 2-4in. wide
(HEM-FIR) No. 2, 2-4 in. thick, 2 in. and wider
(HEM-FIR) Construction, 2-4 in. thick, 2-4in. wide
(SPRUCE-PINE-FIR) No. 2, 2-4 in. thick, 2 in. and wider Length of Split
(SPRUCE-PINE-FIR) Construction, 2-4 in. thick, 2-4in. wide No Split
(HEM-FIR) No. 2, 2-4 in. thick, 2 in. and wider No Split 1/2 the wide face
(HEM-FIR) Construction, 2-4 in. thick, 2-4in. wide 1/2 the wide face 3/4 the wide face
The width of the wide
3/4 the wide face face
The width of the wide face
1.5 and more of the wide face
Calculating Tie Spacing Calculating Tie Spacing Select Final Wale Size and Tie
With Tie Capacity Only With Wale Capacity Only Spacing for Bearing Checks
Enter Tie Capacity: 4500 Enter Wale Size: 2x6 Enter Wale Size: 2x6
Maximum Tie Spacing: 39.56 Maximum Tie Spacing: 38.87 Enter Tie Spacing: 38.00
Minimum Washer Contact Area
Suggested Wale Size: 4x4 Minimum Tie Capacity: 4421
6.92
Bearing Check Between Stud and Wale
Wale-Tie
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Wale-Tie
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Wale-Tie
Lateral Brace Size
Note: All Bracing is treated as if both faces are NOT braced.
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le / Multiple Use
e:
inish of Brace
Lateral Bracing and Spac
Wind Force
A
Fill in the Following Unknowns
B
D Distance to top Wind Load (psf):
of wall to brace Lateral Force
Length of
brace Lateral Force (plf):
Following Unknowns:
aximum Length
geometery (FT)
Calculation Summary
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Calculation Summary
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Calculation Summary
Bearing
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Calculation Summary
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