Does Your Shear Wall Have These Problems? OSB/Plywood
Shear Walls		 Z-WALL
Localized crushing of wood at stud bolts and sill plate * YES NO
Wood shrinkage * YES NO
Deflection from separate holdowns * YES NO
Loosening of nails under repeated loading * YES NO
Oversized stud bolt holes causing slippage * YES NO
* Reference: Simpson Connectors Catalogue C-2000, page 20

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