Does anyone know of any specifications or requirements for the structural design of temporary fencing? I'm working on the review of a temporary fence that fell over and my client is asking if it was properly installed. I understand from my research that no permit is required, but are there...
Neglecting gravity....
I guess I can try to break this down in the image below. Shear forces on upper level are tension and compression at ends and shear at top and bottom. Same for the lower level.
The shear at the rim will be the shear at the bottom plate (assuming floor and roof loads all...
If I were to add LTP4 clips, as shown, at the sheathing joint, do you believe that the shear path would now be through the LTP4 clip and not through the rim truss and the rim would not need to be designed for the full shear force?
Aesur,
On your 3rd sketch, since the shear goes through the web of the truss, would that truss need to be designed as a drag truss? Alternatively, what if the truss designer did not put a web here and instead I had them install 2x blocking. Then, the truss would not need to be a drag truss as...
I have a question for you all about rim joists and shear transfer. Typically, I design the wall sheathing to break at the top of the top plates and then attach LTP4 clips at the joint to transfer the load through the joint. My client, however, wants to place the joint mid-height of the rim...
My client wants to put a large retaining wall at the front of a garage and then backfill with geofoam. I will be designing the wall for typical vehicle surcharge loads, but what else should I be considering? I want to make sure I'm not missing anything here...
Back when I was an EIT I mainly designed residential structures. Every now and again we'd get a condo or apartment building pass through. From what I remember, the lateral design of an apartment building is dramatically differently than the lateral design of a condo building.
For the apartment...
Just to clarify, we would not be providing a stamped plan that could be used anywhere. We are providing a single design (unstamped) and only providing stamped drawings/calculations for specific lots at a development. They pay a large price for the design of the house, even though it's unstamped...
Hey all,
I wanted to provide a follow up. My employer has reached out to their attorney to help answer this question. This is the response we've received.
"I spoke with a few insurance attorneys in our office, and the consistent response was that as a practical matter, it is incredibly rare...
We would not issue an open ended drawing and calculation set. We would charge a minimal fee for the re-use and produce lot specific drawings and calculations.
I believe this is how most new home construction designs work. I'm curious though what a typical contract in this case says? Is the...
My firm is working with a home builder on doing new residential design. They have Errors and Omission insurance but I wanted to make sure the contract was written so that I am personally protected. I've been reading that I will be personally responsible in the event that my firm is no longer in...
I would like to get some opinions on the attached detail as it pertains to out-of-plane bracing. My client is pushing hard and does not want full height blocking at the floor perimeter so I've come up with the attached detail. Any input would be helpful...
What about the condition where the panel edge nailing is 3 inches on-center and the studs are spaced at 24" on-center. Do you interoperate that code section to indicate that the field nailing is 6" on-center or 3" on-center?
I'm looking for some help interpreting the Special Design Provisions for Wind and Seismic Code Section 4.3.7 for Wood Structural Panel Shear Walls. It says "Nails along intermediate framing members shall be the same size as nails specified for panel edge nailing. At intermediate framing members...
Is there a requirement for maximum stud spacing for certain number of building stories in the IBC? I thought i've seen this before, but can't seem to find it now. This is being brought up because my builder wants to increase the pony walls to 6ft tall, which should trigger the building as now...
I've always detailed blocking within the floor cavity, when the joists run parallel to an exterior wall, as full height. However, I have a builder that would like to install a partial height block at the top of the wall to allow ducting to run through the floor cavity. From my understanding the...
I'm working on an existing building where there are locations where there is no existing metal stud to track connection. I'm trying to determine if it's okay to install new fasteners at the track-to-stud through the existing wall sheathing but can't find literature confirming or denying if this...
