Evaluation of the Lateral Performance EG5736_052908 Of Let-In Bracing and Mixed Bracing Systems NAHB Research Center 3 May 2008 holddowns and stud strapping. Configurations 13 and 14 were used to evaluate the performance of perforated interior gypsum shear walls with let-in bracing. Configurations 15-18
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