I am doing a remodeling project to add floor in the 2 story living room. Homeowners provide a set of engineering plans. but I am having a hard time figuring out what is exactly for 2 11/18" x 11 7/8 FL. PLB meaning. it is enginnering wood beam? parrallam? TJI? I don't know what is "FL PLB"...
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I am selecting a strong wall based on my structural calculations. I am using the ASD method. My actual shear load before applying load factor 0.7 is 5046, typically when I pick up my shear wall. I applied 0.7, then picked up the shear wall.
However, on this app with Simpson. Shear load...
I have designed guard rails based on the AWC prestige method. However, City plan checker want me to provide a structural calculations to show it meet 200lb concentrated load. However, when I treat both bolt as point of support, I got some larger load due to moment. I think I must wrong in the...
