I have a significant number of perpendicular walls so my largest unsupported span in any direction is somewhere around 15ft. There is suspended ceiling on both sides of every partition wall (except the wall dividing warehouse and office which is a full height 6" - 16ga structural metal stud...
The catalog I'm using (Bailey Metal Products) states the following: "... where studs are rigidly braced at or below the maximum height(by suspended ceiling or separate bracing) ..."
I think that I will respond that the ceiling is going to provide this lateral support and hopefully this will...
I've got a client who has done some tenant fit-up work inside a multi-tenant industrial building. For the office areas he as a suspended ceiling with several 3-5/8" metal stud interior partition walls which extend 6" above the ceiling typically. They have braced some of the walls by connecting...
Thanks for your info. Luckily I have assumed something substantially higher for my calcs. We are supporting the panels parallel to each joist with a continuous member, so that the reactions are relatively low and distributed.
Thanks again.
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I'm working on a shoring scheme for an older structure that utilizes siporex roof panels (approximately 4" thick). I can't seem to find any information on the self weight of this material. Can anybody point me to a source for that information or does anybody know what it's density is?
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