Engineered versus Standard Studs in Shearwall Test Panels

The objective of this study was to compare the behavior of 2,440 mm (8 ft) shearwalls constructed using standard studs (solid sawn) with 2,440 mm (8 ft) shearwalls constructed using engineered studs (finger jointed). All walls were constructed using 11.1 mm (7/16 in.) OSB and 8d duplex common wire nails. The test setup and testing of walls followed ASTM E564-76(84) and ASTM Report 154 with some modifications.