Thanks, Deker. Great idea - I'll review old calc files (we're a small business with basically one PE and one EIT, so it's limited). Glad to know I'll hopefully be able to estimate soon for SD...thanks for the insight!
EngDM: Yeah, I know there are a lot of factors which is sort of why I'm interested in a rule of thumb for building weight at least. Someone told me 200-250psf is a good ROT but that seems high to me. Generally I'm interested in single-story, light frame construction with typical fiber cement...
Any experienced engineers have rule of thumbs for seismic weights of buildings? I would like a couple values to gage the accuracy of my calcs.
e.g. Weight per square foot for single story commercial, two story commercial.
