We are having a discussion in the office about frost depth requirements for certain interior grade beams. Previously on wood garages and breezeways for multifamily units, we've been specifying frost depth requirements for the interior grade beams in these areas as they are unheated. We are...
Many architectural assemblies we see refer to the Gypsum Association (G.A.) Fire Resistance Design Manual. Early on in this manual, there is a note regarding reduction of compressive strength values. It is similar to footnote "m" in the IBC fire-rated assemblies table in Chapter 7. Basically, if...
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I'm working the construction administration on an elevated PT slab project as the EOR and I'm troubleshooting an issue in the elevated slab levels below grade. The elongations are coming out consistently low (between 10-17% low on cables between 50-125 feet). They are all single-end pulls...
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I have recently started designing wooden stud walls using Woodworks Sizer. For a basic interior 2x4 wall, I start out with 2x4 DFL Stud Grade @ 24" on center. Oftentimes, these parameters aren't sufficient due to one criterion or another and I have to either decrease the stud...
