I have a residential house project brief calling for a raft slab / slab-on-ground with perimeter edge beams only (no internal beams).
The internal area of the slab is proposed to be supported on bored piers only, extending some depth into the underlying clay foundation.
I am seeking advice on...
I have a building project that comprises a large 11m x 11m (33' x 33') room, trussed roof, 4m (12') high timber framed walls and 0.9m (3') elevated timber floor.
I have designed the wall bracing system for the rest of the building and am now at this room.
Current Australian timber framing codes...
I have a situation where two houses are located on opposite sides of a gully.
The gully is 20m wide at the bottom, is approx 500m wide at the "top" and has a rise of about 25m (so a big flattish V-shape).
Most winds codes (I presume) consider topographic changes starting from the bottom of the...
I have a project calling for scissor trusses to be supported directly on beams spanning between columns (part of an outdoor entertaining area).
The previous threads all talk about supporting these types of trusses on a wall (the material of the wall being somewhat irrelevant).
The trusses are...
I have a client wishing to remove an existing post support under a "300 X 75 oregon ridge beam" which has lateral ties on both sides to the external walls (see image).
The ties on the right-hand side do not support any ceiling loads and are bolted to the sides of the existing beam via angle...
Have a client who wishes to construct a timber rail/steel post retaining wall up to 1.4m high with 0.9m of a new residential building (yet to be built).
Building is located on cut side of wall, ground slopes at 25-35 deg angle above wall, natural soil condition silty clay.
Seeking some advice...
