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I've only using this strapping going straight from flange to flange (not crossing). Its a lot easier for the erector to not have to...

LGSI sections are pretty much the standard that you would get when ordering ZEE sections. These come with one flange about 1/4" wider...

Could you put the blocks and equipment on a sled? This would keep the blocks in the same location relative to the equipment.

You could use a wire or the depth gauge of calipers through a small hole to measure from the outside at the hole to the inside opposite...

Snow loads has a specific thermal factor for greenhouses.

Yes, the .4 is for when you don't have bracing on one side. It is empirically derived. The girt in this case is somewhere between...

In a way. MU = phi * 2 *Fu * (pi * db2 / 4) * sum(dn) The 2 in the step before solving for db is for two bolts in a row. If you had...

If you are sheeting more than 20% of the wall area of a wall, you no longer have an open building (26.2). The obstruction to flow is...

Seems likely that the 241144 is the piece length, so maybe 24'-11.44" long. This seems too long for a 5" member though. The 05 could...

The wind document is 1-28. Looks like FM is doing the same in both, mixing multiple ASCE 7 years together as they please.

Reading the commentary, yes the windward width is based on the calculated windward drift height, and is not limited by the clear height...

The R value can be set by the user in the building code file or the design constant file.