Continuing Wood Panel Diaphragms Through Fire Walls
NOTE: Questions at the end... any thoughts would be greatly appreciated...
PERTINENT CODE PROVISIONS:
IBC 2018, 706.2 Structural Stability
Fire walls shall be designed and constructed to allow collapse of the structure on either side...
XR250:
I assume composite makes a difference because SDI has a separate publication treating concentrated loads on non-composite form decks.
To what Vulcraft “procedure” are you referring, please...?
Good day.
I'm writing to see if anyone is aware of an alternative rational approach for evaluating the performance of a metal-deck-supported concrete floor slab under concentrated loading.
The floor slab is a composite steel deck (e.g. VLI profile, for instance) of some height, filled with...
JAE,
Thank you for your diligent responses. I think it's fair to say that until the code-writing body puts this to bed one day (assuming they ever will), this will probably continue to be a hotly debated issue of principle. Also, while I agree with you that ASCE's committee on loads is the...
All:
After a little (well, a lot of) digging, I found a thread that does seem to address this, directly.
https://www.eng-tips.com/viewthread.cfm?qid=161349
I note WillisV's response, about a dozen down in that thread, where he quotes an ICC opinion that he solicited; which seems to imply that...
JAE,
Everything you've stated can be found in the commentaries of both IBC and ASCE 7; but neither of them explicitly addresses the question of inclusion in, or exclusion from the live load reduction calculation...
So that's a "no" on having access to any sort of published opinion, article...
rapt:
If it is not a live load, how come IBC 2015 clearly states,"This partition allowance is included under live loads..." in the commentary of 1607.5...?
It seems clear that the 15 psf partition load, as required in IBC 2015 section 1607.5 is considered a live load... at least, the commentary appears to present it that way, when it states, "This partition allowance is included under live loads..."
--- What's less clear is whether or not this...
Sorry, I posted this as a question, and I meant to post it as a "helpful tip"...
I've posted technical data for a number of old bar joist manufacturer's products at the following thread.
Included is joist information for Bethlehem, Standard Iron and Wired, Macomber, Sheffield, Armco-Sheffield...
And, last but not least, Standard Iron and Wire c. 1959.http://files.engineering.com/getfile.aspx?folder=3dc48088-2b61-4c26-b2e2-19a252d1326c&file=Standard_c.1959.pdf
