What Is a Continuous Load Path for Uplift Design?
Continuous load path (the uplift's — the roof's to the foundation's) ties the structure together (the connectors' — the hurricane ties; the straps'; the holdowns') — the wind's suction resisted (the each connection's — the capacity; the chain's — the weakest). The design: the path's (the traced — the roof's, the walls', the foundation's), the connectors' (the rated — the installed), and the inspection's (the verified). The wind's — the chain unbroken.
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The path's links
The roof (the sheathing's — the nailed; the truss's — the tied), the walls (the top's — the strapped; the studs' — the connected), the floors (the rim's — the tied; the blocking's), and the foundation (the holdowns' — the bolted; the mudsill's — the anchored).
The connectors
The hurricane ties (the H2.5's — the rafter's; the rated), the straps (the MST's — the spliced; the tension's), the holdowns (the HDU's — the shearwall's; the rod's), and the nails (the ring-shank's — the 8d's; the withdrawal's).
Design and inspection
The uplift (the ASCE 7's — the C&C's; the MWFRS'), the chain (the weakest — the link's; the capacity's), the corrosion (the coastal's — the stainless; the G185's), and the inspection (the connectors' — the verified; the nailing's — the pattern's). The path is the wind's — the continuous resisting.
The bottom line
Design continuous uplift load paths (roof-to-foundation) with rated connectors (hurricane ties, straps, holdowns) per ASCE 7 wind pressures — the chain's capacity is its weakest link; verify nailing patterns.
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