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  1. MDukh

    Green roof live load

    Atomic25 is correct! Obviously the load shall be taken LL=100 psf. Also, for green roof 1/4' in/ft slope does not provide sufficient drainage and in calculations shall be checked ponding instability from rain-on-snow by ASCE 7, paragraph 7.11 and rain loads by Chapter 8. Probably problem with...
  2. MDukh

    W section w/ bottom plate lintel

    PG35, By now, just Design Guide No.9 provides some recommendations to count masonry restraining ability. In turn Masonry Code and Technical Notes are shy about the case. For practical reason read answer by William Bretnall (from 11/01/97 at Steel Interchange, AISC MSC) regarding lateral masonry...
  3. MDukh

    Lintel - Supporting 12" Masonry

    I like the idea to fire an architect, but let’s try to work with them. Recently we finished school project, which started w/ exactly same problem. We proposed to use metal stud wall over proscenium, which is much lighter, and not required such killing deflection restriction and brick veneer...
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