I have a project where we are trying to use an existing multi-wythe brick wall approximately 17'' wide as a 3hr rated fire wall. Is there a numerical procedure for determining the hourly rating for a wall of this construction? The wall is about 100 yrs old.
I have been given a dessign project to design a concrete grade beam foundation based on ''beam on eleastic subgrade analysis''. I have never performed this analysis. I have been given a soils report with the subgrade modulus. I feel that I understand how to perform the analysis, but I have...