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Building Materials


Performance of Perforated Shear Walls with Narrow Wall Segments, Reduced Base Restraint, and Alternative Framing Methods
Authors: 
NAHB Research Center Inc.
Release Date: 
May 1998


Prescriptive Method for Residential Cold-Formed Steel Framing
Authors: 
NAHB Research Center Inc.
Release Date: 
November 1997


Commentary on the Prescriptive Method for Residential Cold-Formed Steel Framing, Second Edition
Authors: 
NAHB Research Center Inc.
Release Date: 
November 1997


Sequential Phased Displacement Tests of Wood-framed Shear Walls with Corners
Release Date: 
September 1997


Sequential Phased Displacement Cyclic Tests of Wood-frame Shear Walls with Various Openings and Base Restraint Configurations
Release Date: 
September 1997


Monotonic Tests of Wood-frame Shear Walls with Various Openings and Base Restraint Configurations
Release Date: 
September 1997


Combined Axial and Bending Load Tests of Fully-Sheathed Cold-Formed Steel Wall Assemblies
Authors: 
NAHB Research Center Inc.
Release Date: 
August 1997


Cold-Formed Steel Back-to-Back Header Assembly Tests
Authors: 
NAHB Research Center Inc.
Release Date: 
August 1997


Insulating Concrete Forms for Residential Construction
Authors: 
NAHB Research Center Inc.
Release Date: 
July 1997


Monotonic Tests of Cold-Formed Steel Shear Walls with Openings
Release Date: 
July 1997


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