Does anyone happen to have a digital copy of this that they would be willing to share? Believe it was put out in the late 80's and i recall it being an excellent resource for wind vs water damage. Thanks.
Thank you all for the replies. They require all the piles to be driven to 16' here so I felt like creating fixity was not an issue. I ended up just adding a few more piles and taking out the lateral as point loads at the top of the columns.
I am designing a home on the east coast that will be supported on 8x8 timber piles. After reading FEMA publications it appears the preferred method of bracing the piles is diagonal bracing. Does anyone have a design example of this. It seems like the bolted connection to the pile is the "weak...
Thank you all for the input. There was definitely not enough exposed or known about the members or connections to get too far into any analysis. I let my client know my opinion and that was it. Again, I appreciate the input.
Thanks you @phamENG and @LittleInch
It appears to be built out of plumb and the posts themselves have a pretty decent bow to them. The logs are still interlocking though. This is an old log cabin built by hand from locally cut trees.
I am reviewing an old log cabin home in coastal NC. One of the walls is out of plumb by 3 to 4 inches over 8 feet. I believe it is 7 or 8 inch logs. Does anyone know of acceptable tolerances or ways to determine if this is a concern?
