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I am designing a 3 story apartment building with 115mph wind loads and need to engage interior demising walls as shear walls. I am insisting these walls be structural panel sheathing. The architects are struggling with finding a UL rated 2x6 demising wall assembly that meets fire code and...

Do I hold to L/240 deflection criteria including the effects of creep on sustained loads?

The IRC sets deflection limits for wood members under live loads. Are there any limits for immediate dead load deflection and creep?

We are having a disagreement in my office about the required strength of shallow footings at the perimeter of new buildings. It appears from chapter 4 of ACI that the concrete strength should be a minimum of 4,500psi due to freeze/thaw and moisture conditions (type F2). Is this correct? Or is...