Have an issue with a large piece of equipment sitting off the web of the main support beam - see sketch below:
Field crew claims the web is bending inward along with the top flange, and the member isn't even fully loaded yet.
What, in your opinion, would be the most economical approach to...
Looking for some input on an existing roof structure.
Field-gathered info indicates the existing structure was designed for a 30 psf roof load.
When the added weight of a 3.1k RTU is introduced beam deflection exceeds L/240, so I'd like to reinforce per the following schematic:
Trying to keep...
Hello all,
I have a somewhat unique issue that I've been tasked with and would appreciate feedback from an experienced group.
There is an existing roof structure (which all preliminary calc's indicate was designed to hold roof construction, live load, & some snow) which is getting a new 2,600...
Hello all - hoping to get some input on an issue that arose on a job.
A contractor (who went a bit off script) had provided a typical leveling frame for rooftop units which were anchored to resist shear & uplift wind forces - see following sketches:
The fastening/anchoring method appears to...
