Does anyone know how to apply the Partially Enclosed Criteria to an addition? Should the entire complex (see attached) be included in the determination of the classification or should the criteria only apply to the new construction? The given the dimensions of the addition and proposed 20'x7'...
ASCE/SEI 41-13 Seismic Evaluation and Retrofit of Existing Buildings:
I am doing the structural engineering for a new building adjacent to an existing multi-wythe church originally constructed in the 1920s. The two are linked by a connector. The impact to the existing church is minimal but...
I am trying to come up with a clever way to connect (2) C15X33.9 so that there is at least a 3" gap for insulation. The reason for this is that one channel is exposed and only for aesthetics while the inside channel is structural. The 3" gap is supposed to create a thermal break as required by...
Users of the imperial system of measurement. Is there a shorthand for the abbreviation (p.s.f.) pounds per square foot? For example, I can show that I'm using the unit of feet in decimal by simply placing a tick mark at the upper right, instead of (ft.) For the beam loading calculations, my page...
