Minnesota Administrative Rules
Agency 151 - Labor and Industry Department
Chapter 1305 - ADOPTION OF INTERNATIONAL BUILDING CODE
Part 1305.2308 - SECTION 2308, CONVENTIONAL LIGHT-FRAME CONSTRUCTION
Current through Register Vol. 49, No. 13, September 23, 2024
Subpart 1. [Repealed, 44 SR 609 effective 3/31/2020]
The table to IBC Figure 2308.9.3, Basic Components of the Lateral Bracing System, is amended to read as follows:
| WIND SPEED | MAXIMUM WALL SPACING (FEET) | REQUIRED BRACKETING LENGTHb |
| 90 mph | 35'0" | Table 2308.9.3(1) and Section 2308.9.3 |
(IBC Figure 2308.9.3 is changed to reflect amendments in table.)
Subp. 2. IBC Table 2308.6.1.
IBC Table 2308.6.1, Wall Bracing Requirements, is amended to read as follows:
TABLE 2308.6.1a
WALL BRACING REQUIREMENTS
| Design Category (Wind Speed) | Story Condition (see Section 2308.2) | Maximum Spacing of Braced Wall Lines | Braced Panel Location, Spacing (o.c.) and Minimum Percentage (x) | Maximum Distance of Braced Wall Panels from Each End of Braced Wall Line | ||||
| Bracing Methodb | ||||||||
| LIB | DWB, WSP | SFB, PBS, PCP, HPS, GBc,d | ||||||
| See Section 1609.3 | [] | [] [] | [] [] [] | 35-0" | Each end and < 25-0" o.c. | Each end and < 25-0" o.c. | Each end and < 25-0" o.c. | 12-6" |
| [] [] | [] [] [] | 35-0" | Each end and < 25-0" o.c. | Each end and < 25-0" o.c. | Each end and < 25-0" o.c. | 12-6" | ||
| [] [] [] | 35-0" | NP | Each end and < 25-0" o.c. | Each end and < 25-0" o.c. | 12-6" | |||
For SI: 1 inch = 25.4 mm, 1 foot = 304.8 mm
NP = Not permitted
a This table specifies minimum requirements for braced wall panels along interior or exterior braced wall lines.
b See section 2308.6.3 for full description of bracing methods.
c For method GB, gypsum wallboard applied to framing supports that are spaced at 16 inches on center.
d The required lengths shall be doubled for gypsum board applied to only one face of a braced wall panel.
Statutory Authority: MS s 16B.37; 16B.59 to 16B.76; 326B.101 to 326B.194
