Thanks for all the insights. I think the saddle in addition to the prestress that KootK refers to produces a stable joint. I think ceiling height/bottom of joists is a reasonable height for the column check as the joists should be attached enough to stabilize the top of the beam/col element as...
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It seems dropped beam column joint stability has always been a topic of debate where I have worked in the past. In a situation like in the attached sketch does the inclusion of a heavy beam saddle provide a stable joint without any sort of intersecting beams or kickers? Would the K...
Thank you for the reply. So far I have been the only design professional. The homeowners get house plans drawn and then the Building Department tells them they have to get the walls over 10' tall designed. My approach thus far has been to tell the homeowners that as I get into things my scope...
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I have recently gone out on my own and am learning the joys of the IRC... I am getting requests for "Tall Wall" design as the building(s) in question has walls that are taller than the prescriptive methods of the IRC. I can wrap my head around the extent of my responsibility when it...
