@hokie66 yup, I'm sure that's the case. Although I'm not sure why they would use a concrete cover. The rest of the floor framing is wood, so fire proofing the beams doesn't make much sense to me.
@Canuck65, further to my response, the wood deck is 2.5" thick which gives me a considerable capacity. I'm pretty sure this floor was designed for light manufacturing. However, I can't certify that "concrete" beam, and I'm having trouble even coming up with a conservative assumption for what it...
Here are some more photos.
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Thanks, everyone! I hope I answered your questions below. I will upload some more pictures as well.
@BAretired that is a timber column. Also, there are concrete columns at other locations.
@rowingengineer I hired a company that did GPR, and we got a continuous response about 2" from the...
Not sure if I've uploaded the pictures correctly, so I am posting the links below.
https://files.engineering.com/getfile.aspx?folder=5b8f82d5-cc53-44e5-a519-f308fb0c8482&file=overal.JPG
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Hi, a manufacturing company wants to utilize a second-floor space for production (install storage racks, etc.) in an old warehouse building, and I was hired to analyze the existing floor framing and provide them with the floor's capacity. The floor framing consists of a 2.5-inch wooden deck...
