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Hardy Frame
®
Shear Walls
Hardy Frames has been leading the pre-manufactured shear wall industry from its beginning. Hardy Frames were the rst to be recognized by ICBO-ES
and LA City, rst to gain approval for multi-story applications, rst Balloon Wall application and rst to be recognized to comply with the 2003 and 2006
IBC and IRC Building Codes. Today we are the rst and only to offer a 9" Panel width and a Balloon Wall application that is fully assembled in the
manufacturing plant and ships as a one piece unit.
All Hardy Frame
®
Shear Walls are code listed under the 2018 IBC and IRC codes and include installations on concrete, raised oor and
upper oor systems.
Hardy Frame
®
Panels
ICC-Evaluation Service ESR-2089
• Panels are available in 9, 12, 15, 18, 21 and 24" widths
• Standard Heights range from 78" for portal applications to 20' for Balloon Walls
• Custom heights are manufactured routinely
• R Value for design = 6.5, Cd = 4.0
• “Back to Back” installations provide two times the allowable shear value without increasing the wall length
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Hardy Frame
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Code Evaluation
Hardy Frame
®
Brace
ICC-Evaluation Service ESR-2089
• Available in 32 and 44" widths
• Standard Heights range from nominal 8 to 13 feet
• Custom heights are manufactured routinely
• R Value for design = 6.5, Cd = 4.0
• For a given shear load, installing a wider shear wall results in reduced overturning
“Back to Back”
installations provide
two times the allowable
shear value
Shear Wall Systems
Hardy Frame
®
Brace
Hardy Frame
®
Balloon Panel
Hardy Frame
®
Panel
Hardy Frame
®
Panel “Back to Back”