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    Seismic detailing of existing buildings

    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...
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    Wind Components & Cladding Zones

    I'm wondering about Zone 2 (edge) vs. Zone 3 (corner) for re-entrant corners and angled corners. See attachment in link.
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    interior steel floor girder parallel with steel deck

    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...

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