No, most will not be in a cold area.
Daveatkins, thanks for the recommendation. The book does ref the ACI requirements I picked up on but it also says the interpretation of "from other areas" is up to the eng to decide. I'm typically conservative with these things so I'm between a rock and a...
I don't have any calcs, I am in the process of performing my own design/code research and found the issue. The original design calls for 6x6 1.4x1.4 WWF as you would typically see in sog. Although they want to use fiber, which I do not prefer. The studs are 4x2 so if you count on 4" slab and...
I have a client that is building Mini storage all over the country. He has been using a design from another engineer where the mini storage columns are 60" oc, 10 ft apart and supported by a 4" thick slab. This is a new relationship and he wants to use the same design concept. The ACI states...
