Does TMS 402/602 (or any other masonry standard) offer any guidance for specifying material properties to protect foundation walls exposed to soil with high sulfate content?
I’m going to be visiting an oceanfront restaurant in a few days to evaluate extensive water damage to much of the wood framing. This isn’t really my wheelhouse, so I’m wondering if anybody can share any references or personal experience in how to go about evaluating how much damage warrants...
For those who aren't yet aware, I recently learned that the 2021 SDPWS now explicitly requires that full length common nails be used for diaphragms and shear walls. Prior editions of the SDPWS required common nails but only listed a minimum fastener penetration, which many (including myself)...
I've got an architecturally exposed steel connection that I'm trying to make pretty and I'm considering using 3/4" ASTM F835 flat head screws so that the fastener heads are flush with the steel. The member is a fascia channel that will be continuous past the tips of wide flange cantilevers...
I've got an architect that would like to build a freestanding site wall using two wythes of breeze block separated by a 2" cavity that will be filled with river rock. The rock will be sandwiched between wire mesh so that it can be seen through the breeze block without falling out of the cavity...
I've got a small one-story CMU wall building with light-framed roof where the contractor has wet set the block into plastic concrete after the foundation was poured. TMS 602 Section 3.3 B.1 requires bed joint thickness at foundations to be at least 1/4" and not more than 1-1/4", which would...
I'm in the process of designing a sewer lift station and don't have much experience in this arena (typically do buildings). I think I've got a good handle on what's required by ACI 350, but I'd like to get some feedback from more experienced designers when it comes to detailing and construction...
My entire structural library was lost in the mail while being shipped across the country. Rebuilding is going to be a slow process, but at least I can cut out some of the fluff that was just sitting on the shelf (trying to find the silver lining). If you had to start from scratch, what short...
The 2015 IBC has clarified the intent of Table 1604.3 footnote (d), which now says "The deflection limit for the D+L load combination only applies to the deflection due to the creep component of long-term dead load deflection plus the short-term live load deflection." In researching this note I...
