It's true, but I still wanted to know if it's earthquake proof.
What type of tools are these? Softwares?
Wow so the gypsum is taken into account into the lateral resistance calculation? I'm very surprised!
I was not planning to perform renovation in the walls of my first floor, unless it was necessary to perform a seismic retrofit. Initially, I saw no real big problems associated with that. I was curious to see if it was necessary.
Thanks for the all the tips!
Thanks a lot SWComposites! But I'm still curious, is there a way to calculate the lateral resistance of a first story wall that has no bracings?
Nice I have no cripple/stub wall in the basement, and it's super accessible to attach my house frame to the foundation...
I wanted to explore the necessity of doing a seismic retrofit because wooden frames used to not have bracings and I was wondering if it was safe, and also because it appeared feasible budget-wise although I would prefer to put my money elsewhere if I could determine that it's not required.
Hi,
I have bought a 1970s house. There is one basement and 1 story only (it's a bungalow). I am a structural engineer, but I work mainly on heavy steel structures. I don't have much experience with residential homes.
I talked with an engineer specialized in residential structural engineer, and...
The other engineer didn't want to drill through the flanges or the web or weld on these. His reason is that this is a standardized vehicle guard rail, so it is advisable not to modify it.
Thank you for your answer. It is a good idea to bend only 1 plate of metal. I can't weld the W either.
What does the torque procedure of the second nut look like?
Hi,
I want to bolt a structure to hold a road sign board to an existing W that is part of a vehicule guardrail on the side of a bridge.
Bolts have a diameter of 5/8 in. The plate has a thickness of 3/8 in.
My client has contacted an engineer specialized in bridges, and he told him that we...
The issue I see is that I have seen chain link fences on bridges instead of guardrails. But I have not seen any mention in the chain link standards that the chain link fences need to be designed to prevent fall protection. There is the CAN/CGSB-138 (available for free at...
