Our firm has been awarded a new hospital addition in a high seismic area. Governing code is IBC 2009. Site Class is D, spectral accelerations are high, so the SDC is D and by a mile. The structural narrative of the RFP lays this out and I have verified. However, the structural narrative of...
This question is not about whether or not steel deck parallel to a steel beam braces the top flange. However, in a typical steel-framed building, the concrete slab & metal deck span over the beams and run parallel to the girders. My question is construction-related: before the concrete is...