Our tilt-up contractor has requested to eliminate panel to panel connections. Our connections are lap plates that connect to each panel separately so there is no differential out-of-plane movement, but the panels can contract and expand. It does seem that the panels will move together with...
ASCE7-10 list load combinations in section 2.4.1 as:
1. D
2. D + L
3. D + (Lr or S or R)
4. D + 0.75L + 0.75(Lr or S or R)
5. D + (0.6W or 0.7E)
6a. D + 0.75L + 0.75(0.6W) = 0.75(Lr or S or R)
6b. D + 0.75L + 0.75(0.7E) + 0.75S
7. 0.6D + 0.6W
8. 0.6 D + 0.7E
ACI 318-11 requires entering...