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  1. OldBldgGuy

    Historical joist designation?

    Can anyone tell me what 82@23 / slab - 1" or 103@22 / slab - 1" might mean? They appear to indicate joists but I have not been able to open up the ceiling yet to see what's there. It's a residence at a private school, built in 1931, and the school is doing some interior alterations. I will...
  2. OldBldgGuy

    Rivetted building truss design

    Maybe this should be in the fastener forum, but has anyone designed rivetted steel trusses for a small building? I have a client who wants to build a new building that looks like it was built in 1920; steel scissor trusses with all joints rivetted and wood T&G decking. I've worked on plenty of...
  3. OldBldgGuy

    OWSJ / concrete precast composite system identification

    I saw a different floor and roof system last week & I can't find the manufacturer. It's a building in southern Ontario (Salvation Army church), built in the early 1960s that looks essentially like a Hambro composite system: OWSJ and concrete composite, except they were precast in 4' wide...

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