Okay everybody, I did a quick search and couldn't find anything on it in the forums. If you have a high roof and a low roof, can you call the low roof X-brace the braced frame designed to SCBF and call the high roof diagonal just a drag strut / collector designed to the over-strength factor? I...
Is there any reference to snow drifting in the IRC? I'm looking in 2018 and I haven't found a single reference. Is it not considered on these structures? How has the design been limited to avoid snow drifting? I don't know of any sections that require the roof structure to all be at the same...
I'm reviewing a design where the engineer is wanting to use two stage analysis to get out of loading the roof with seismic weight from the concrete topped mezzanine deck. The problem is the base for the upper structure is not all at one level. This doesn't seem like the right use of the two...
