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We are working on the design of a new high school and the client's intent is to go with CLT floor panels covered by a non structural concrete topping. They want the topping to be maximum 2 inches thick. I found papers and case studies where they had 2 in toppings, but my concern is...
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I have a case where the formwork system has tie rods that are removed with the formwork (see image). Cones at both ends of the tie rod are filled with mortar, but it leaves a cylindrical void inside the wall. Does that affect the fire rating of the wall?
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Does anyone know good technical references for building relocation? We have a project where we need to move an historic (wood structure)building and I don’t want to miss something. Thanks!
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A contractor on a pretty large project is arguing that we should not apply wet curing for suspended slabs during the winter (cold weather, below freezing point). I don’t agree with them, slabs are heated from underneath and insulating blankets cover the slab... do you have any...
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I have to design a RC corbel that is anchored on the side of a RC shear wall (parallel to the shear wall, see below). This design is quite simple for a RC column, where the truss analogy is well defined. In my case, since the wall in long, I have a hard time figuring out how to define...
