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I was called to look at a 2-2x12 ridge beam spanning 11'9" on a mostly finished porch roof yesterday afternoon. The rafters are 2x8, and the roof pitch is 5:12. The issue is that the inspector noticed a difference in depth of the 2x12's, one is 11-1/2" and the other about 11". He said...
I have an existing wall with concrete footer/foundation at 30" deep. I need to place a column supporting a girder truss adjacent to the existing foundation, the problem is that I need to get the column as close to the wall (6"-12") as possible. The existing footer is 24" wide with 8" block in...
Folks-
Hopefully you all can settle a disagreement. The subject is a steel rigid frame--roof only, and the discussion is whether the drift limit is H/60, or as the Designer quotes from the UFC-3-301-01 Structural Engineering Chapter 2 Modifications to IBC, 2-1.2.1 1604.3 Serviceability...
