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Wanted to toss in my 2cents as a structural engineer currently working in the UK. First off on your opening bit, I'm not sure how much building control actually "reviews" the calculations. In my experience (which is limited to facade works), they typically expect a calc package to be submitted...

Hey OP. The 50mm x 50mm area is from BS 6399 Part 1. Section 5.1.3 - Concentrated Loads, states: "Concentrated loads should be assumed to act at points on the member to give the greatest moment, shear (or where critical, deflection). Concentrated loads should be applied to individual members...

That, as well as to mitigate any air bubbles etc

I didn’t think about having to isolate the bolts as well, but that makes complete sense. Any contact between the dissimilar metals will complete the circuit wouldn’t it. Luckily this hasn’t been implemented yet, and is still in the design phase. Thanks all for the help. The issue makes a lot...

Thanks for the replies, I apologise I am just seeing them now. The remedial strategy at the moment is to remove the panel, install some sort of material seperator (rubber pad or tape likely), then reinstall the panel. It would be nice to have replaced the stainless bracket with an aluminium...

Hi All, I've run into a bit of an odd issue (for me anyways) on site the other day and was hoping to get some helpful input. For info, this site is in London, UK. There is a 10mm THK stainless steel bracket (shown in green in the sketch, grade unknown) which is fixed to an aluminium profile...

Sorry about that mate. Its a bit wierd to explain, but I what I call a blind seal is any silicone seal where you cant directly control the dimensions of the seal. So for a typical curtain walling structural seal for example, you would put some sort of spacer, gasket, or glazing tape between the...

If you're getting 35mm of overlap, that's probably enough to keep your glass from disengaging due to deflection. I disagree with the contractor that designing the perimeter frame isnt important, because the wind loads/barrier loads will be transferred to the frame. The construction is only as...

Here is the manual I often refer to: Link As jjl317 mentioned, this is not an ideal way to support an IGU. You would typically want some sort of dead load support, usually around 100-200mm away from the bottom corners. I get that you're trying to develop a tool to show the stress in these...

That's what I was thinking, but the consultant in me wont let it go without hard evidence! haha. Thanks for the reply mate.

Hi Guys/Gals, I'm currently working on a project which is using a mechanically fixed brick slip facade system called Mechslip (http://www.ashandlacy.com/construction/products/mechslip/). The issue that I've come across is that once the bricks are inserted in the rail system, the joints are...