Chapter 44 — REFERENCED STANDARDS
Section BJ102 — DEFINITIONS
2025 California Residential Code (Title 24, Part 2.5) · 2025 edition · ingested 2026-07-07 · California
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BJ102.1 Definitions. ¶
BJ102.1 Definitions. The following words and terms shall, for the purposes of this appendix, have the meanings shown herein. Refer to Chapter 2 for general definitions. BALE. Equivalent to straw bale. BRACED WALL PANEL, STRAWBALE. A strawbale wall designed and constructed to resist in-plane shear loads through the interaction of the stacked straw bales, the reinforced plaster and its connections to the top plate, sill plates and foundation. The panel’s length meets the requirements for the particular wall type and contributes toward the total amount of bracing required along its braced wall…