This is a 3 story wood building and I have typical bottom plates on my bearing walls that aren't working. My detail has 2 bottom plates above sheathing, above a rim joist running parallel with the wall and floor joists perpendicular to the wall. I could add a 2nd rim joist but on the firts floor...
I'm curious to get some other opinions on exceeding compression bearing perpendicular to the grain stresses on bottom stud wall plates. It seems to be more of a serviceability issue than strength issue. Does anyone else neglect this limit in some cases?
Curious for thoughts/opinions on this...
Table 4.3B in the 2005 NDS Special Provisions for Wind & Seismic lists unit shear capacities for different types of gypsum board. Does anyone know what the difference between gypsum wallboard and gypsum sheathing is? What would typical gypsum wallboard at most hardware stores be classified as...
Thanks for the help and insight. I have used so many charts and tables for basic concrete design that it has been a while since I actually had to calc something. Sounds like I'll have to dig out all my old column/beam notes.
I am looking for a good example on how to design a square concrete pier on a isolated square/rectangular footing. The loading would consist of a vertical and horizontal load (typical metal building loading). I am unsure how to analyze the pier due to the horizontal load. Do I treat it as a...
