@Enable Excellent info you provided. Thank you for sharing. Yet, the above two statements confused me. Do you generally shore concrete elements before repairing or not?
I'll weigh in. I would not even consider relying on 2x6 posts, and I would not even consider relying on the guardrail as a structural brace. Therefore, I would either go with 4x6 or 6x6 posts, or go with a single span beam and expect the 2x6 infill to perform like crap (e.g. visible bowing...
Yes, of course deflection criteria would still apply. Deflection criteria in the building code are listed for the member under consideration, i.e., floor member, roof member, etc.
I wouldn't worry about relying on the ledger strip to transfer load back to the rim joist, since this is analogous to a ledger strip on floor girder and has been standard practice for decades to century(ies) and is still permitted by the code. Use 3-16d commons or per joist or more if...
I haven't designed these types of buildings in a while, but when I did, my preference was to show an RTU zone to allow for some flexibility in where the units were placed, and to specify KCS (constant shear) joists throughout this zone. You still need to know the weights of the units of course...
The specific code references in the IRC (2018) are "R502.6 Bearing" for floor joists and "R802.6 Bearing" for roof rafters and ceiling joists. However, if its an engineered design with a stamp, I see no reason why toenails would or should be prohibited, although the quality of toenail...
I think @Ron247 is right. I think code generally requires joists/rafters to bear on wood, steel, concrete, or masonry, or be supported by metal hangers, but I guess if you have an engineered alternative you might be ok.
How much load on the new column? Why dowel them together? In situations like this I prefer not to dowel them together to avoid inducing additional settlement into the existing construction.
I actually checked my own PL policy before commenting on this matter, and my policy includes temporary workers among the "named insured". It should be noted that there are no actual names required to be listed other than the entity name (e.g., company name) as the "named insured". People often...
I don't see it that way at all. Of course we only have partial information, but it sounds to me like the business owner/EOR is a licensed PE who is simply hiring a 1099 contractor to perform engineering under his supervision. State laws and engineering rules may vary, but generally, I think a...
@KootK , no worries. Your posts on this subject have been enlightening and thought provoking as usual. I do think we, maybe I, have veered off topic a bit, so I will discontinue this side discussion about static vs elastic stability or whatever it is that we have been talking about and allow...
Best outcome for you and all involved, even the contractor, although they won't like to see it that way.
To me this illustrates why, although we should do our best to help our clients when we can, we shouldn't waste too much time doing cartwheels over stuff like this, when the obvious answer is...
@phamENG 10% seems low to cover all of the overhead/non-labor expenses that you have listed plus probably others. Maybe you are able to run a ship that tight, but I don't think that is the norm.
Wow! Quite the screw-up... I mean miscommunication by both of you on this one. I would say best case scenario to resolve this one would be a 50/50 split, but I also wouldn't be surprised if your owner doesn't see it that way. I think hoping for any more than 50/50 going forward is probably...
