My question is regarding ASCE7-05's snow provisions for sloped roof and how and when to apply them.
See attachment for drawing.
I have a building that has a 6:12 sloped roof. On the North, South, and East sides there are higher buildings and on the West side (for simplicity) there are low...
I guess I didn't draw in the tie-backs correctly. And in all honesty, I have no idea how far back they went or what size they were (I'm still working on gathering that information). So they very well could have contributed to the stability.
The soil is definitely not a good clay (sad to say)...
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My question is a somewhat strange one. (See picture: http://files.engineering.com/getfile.aspx?folder=d27329a4-7a53-4506-90fd-034b64454042&file=1142.bmp)
What is pictured is not what the engineer designed, but rather what the contractor determined how it should be installed. What was...
