I have this multi stories building with a core at the boundary. There are existing high rise buildings around this proposed building and as a result, concrete piles are not used. Instead, the client is going to use screw piles. As the core is located at the boundary, under the edge wall in the...
At floor level, can timber sheeting be treated as diaphragm to transfer wind load? I have seen plans that edge beam (parallel to floor joist) not considering wind load applied to its weak axis? (6 metres long beam with 300x45 LVL ONLY) Is it because that the timber sheeting can be used a...
This question has probably been discussed but I still have no idea what the practical and effective way to evaluate the loading on transfer beams or slabs is.
I have a building that contains multiple transfer floors that many transfer beams / slabs have been used. Using the tributary area...
