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DW, the plan was for the framing to be dropped to be aligned with the concrete foundation wall (i.e. top of joist matches the top of wall), so that should be in line with what you were saying yourself. I think more what I was thinking of/fearful of is the idea that TJI's are not meant to be...

Looking for a second opinion on something - I have a basement wall that's retaining 12ft of soil for a basement, with the first floor being an 11 7/8" TJI floor system and the basement slab being present at 11.5ft below grade. Now, whenever I specify TJI joists, I don't consider them being...

Hello all, looking for some thoughts regarding applied soil weight & pressures in a retaining wall design. I began designing reinforced concrete retaining walls from "Design of Reinforced Concrete" by Jack McCormac, which I was recommended by a peer of mine, and I've been following a similar...

Looking for some guidance as someone who is in unfamiliar territory; I have a situation where a client is looking to install a tiered retaining wall in their residence backyard to replace a currently failing wall. They're looking to use a tiered wall design, and rather than poured concrete are...

driftLimiter, Yes a drag strut is exactly what I was looking for in this case; I had a feeling there was some fundamental solution to my problem and that I was just missing the piece. That ensures the lateral load essentially treats that portion of the building as a shear plane. My thanks to...

Pham & driftLimiter, Thank you for your responses; the thought of using a nailer certainly simplified my approach when it came to my load path and connection analysis; certainly an easier way to go. I come to you with a different question for the same building, one that I'm sure is just me...

Pham, See attached sketch, a bit crude but should get the point across as to what my initial thoughts were before reading your response; the moment frame beam is parallel to the direction of the ceiling joists, and originally my goal was to have the top of the moment frame (T.O.S.) match the...

Looking for some guidance from those who have more experience then myself. I have a case for a one story building design where I need a moment frame to pick up an approximately 7k lateral load with 17ft of wall length with a rather large door/glazing opening leaving me with too little full...

Hey all, just looking for some general information/guidance as I look into some information regarding timber piles. I have a client who's building a home near the coast with poor soils from grade to approximately 17 feet below grade, and groundwater present around 10-12ft below grade as well...

I'm currently reviewing a situation where my GC needs to put up a temporary wood guardrail around a balcony area as a means of fall protection/so that they can store materials outside. The framing is already installed to the contract drawings, and will be able to handle the expected live loads...

Looking for some general information from those much more educated on the topic than myself: I have a job site where we have poor quality soils, so we're using helical piles to support the building load. The piles were expected to only go down to about 20 ft before reaching their intended sandy...

Sounds good, thanks for the input Dave! And to Koot & dik for the follow ups, I appreciate the support. As an EIT, I'm open to being wrong now if it means being right when it counts.

That to an extent was my intention - I realized I didn't attach my sketch like I had meant to on the original post (see below) As an EIT, I'm open to being wrong now if it means being right when it counts...

I have a situation where I'm using a cold formed steel flor framing (Specifically Marinoware JoistRite members) for a renovation of a run down brick building. One thing that I've been unable to find a solid detail/"how to" of, is a side lap connection of C.F.S. members to transfer diaphragm...

So I have a situation where I'm attempting to shore an existing steel beam taking on about 760lb/ft across a 53ft length, as the client is removing the bearing wall that's currently supporting one end of the beam. The primary issue here is that there is a cellar below the floor this is being...

JAE, Yes, my thoughts exactly as far as the vertical loads depending on the wind direction, and in a worse case I would imagine wind blowing onto the wall in what is right on the section, thereby incurring some vertical pullout. Thank you for confirming. jdonville, A lot of what you said was...

Hello all, I'm hoping someone here can look at my methodology of reinforcing an existing CMU wall for a new building construction. The plan is to demolish the East, West, and South walls but maintain the North most wall for the new building construction, as well as the slab of the original...