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  1. strutandtie

    Seismic Weight Rule of Thumbs

    Thanks, Deker. Great idea - I'll review old calc files (we're a small business with basically one PE and one EIT, so it's limited). Glad to know I'll hopefully be able to estimate soon for SD...thanks for the insight!
  2. strutandtie

    Seismic Weight Rule of Thumbs

    EngDM: Yeah, I know there are a lot of factors which is sort of why I'm interested in a rule of thumb for building weight at least. Someone told me 200-250psf is a good ROT but that seems high to me. Generally I'm interested in single-story, light frame construction with typical fiber cement...
  3. strutandtie

    Seismic Weight Rule of Thumbs

    Any experienced engineers have rule of thumbs for seismic weights of buildings? I would like a couple values to gage the accuracy of my calcs. e.g. Weight per square foot for single story commercial, two story commercial.
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