What is the spacing on the 2x12's and the floor joists. I assume they are 16" on center. Then what is the spacing of the OSB diaphragm. Is it just in one location or does it repeat along the walls at a certain spacing. Is the OSB just on one side or both sides of the studs.
Here's one for you. I've never seen this happen in the 41 years I've been practicing. Just received compression test results for test cylinders taken 28 days ago. The design strength for wall footings was specified to be 3,000 psi. The cylinder test results indicate strengths ranging from...
Check out the Texas Transportation Institutue Research Report TTI-2-5-78-230-2. It can be downloaded on-line. It's rather dated but the theory and equations are still appropriate. I used it for the design of push walls inside a waste transfer station where front end loaders are used to load...
