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Thank you all for your responses, I had gotten sidetracked and just checked for responses. I am reviewing structural documents and the condition I have described is what is proposed. I agree with all of your comments. My concern is having to distribute the force over a distance of 4'. In my...

I have a steel ledger angle (L7x4x1/2) attached to a CMU wall with 3/4" dia expansion anchors at 16" o.c. Steel joists bear on top of the ledger angle and are spaced at 6'-0" o.c. Approxiate DL + roof LL= 3400 lbs. In order to not exceed the capacity of the anchors, I would need to use 4...

I concur.

Can the simplified wind procedure be utilized for buildings with parapets?

In years past I have discussed this very issue with the metal deck manfgs. I was told it was not necessary to provide control joints. Think about it, theres a solid layer of metal reinfg below the concrete slab (the deck) and typically the mesh will run thru the joinst anyway.

You guys are all way too optomistic. My experience says there,s no way your going to change the building officials mind. Plus, his arguements is about has good as yours. Someone mentioned, if you have enough information, checking the capacity of the system. I've found that some structures will...

Structural EIT, very good point. However, the owners don't notice the floors until after they move in and after the live load is placed. Thats when the inspection would be performed. I do not understand your second question. Most of the deflection is due to the Live Load application. In any...

Great, it sounds like your getting it. Now the second condition. Unevenuss of the floor. The floor is perfectly even across the length of the room (it has to unless the wood beam on one end and the bearing ledger on the other end or the joist itself had waves in it) However, the first joist...

O.K. I'll get more specific. This is real world stuff. I designed the above project, the owner moves in and puts a water bed right in the middle of the room. The owner says his floor is not level. The Regestrar of Contractors inspects the floor by placing a 12' level not at the center of the...

Ouch. No wonder you were confused. The workmanship standard is 1/2" in 12 feet for level.

Thanks for the input, but I'm not sure I understand what you mean. This is a wood framed second floor. What would the conrete floor have to do with it? The standards I have referred are State Construction Standards. Uneveness, is different then level. Unevenuss tries to take into account the...

I have a question regarding an apparent conflict between the requirements of the UBC and published workmanship standards. I will first set up the scenerio. A rectangler building 40'x 20' with CMU walls all around. A single wood beam bisects the 40' dimension. Wood joists bear on a wood ledger...