I've sent out a project that is a load bearing CMU structure that has a basic bar joist supported floor and roof system and two columns in a location where masonry wasn't practical. Every wall is dimensioned to the face (inside and out), every building corner is dimensioned, every wall thickness...
I've been asked to check some connections for platforms being attached to a vessel. Connections are small brackets welded to a reinforcing pad on the vessel wall, platform arms are then bolted to the bracket. Seems straight forward enough but I have been given a design temperature of 500 degrees...
We have a project in a rural jurisdiction that has BOCA 1999 as its adopted code. BOCA 1999, of course, references much older versions of ASCE7 and AISC etc. The debate is this: Do we use BOCA99 and its assorted references for design or do we lobby to use newer codes. The project is in a high...
Hey folks. Has anyone seen this before? Any idea of potential causes?
2nd floor slab, 2.5" NW concrete topping over 9/16" deck over bar joists at 24" max.
Exhibits through much of the slab (to lesser extent in some areas).
Photos show the mesh chaired, tied and in the proper location...of course...
My firm has used "Top of Steel" elevations noted along side the beam designation for years. Once the project goes out I try to ask the detailers and the contractor about our drawings and what we could do better. I have heard from detailers that "Deck Bearing" elevations would be helpful...
