MSQUARED48: I am using LLR in the design of replacement and/or reinforcing, but did not in the existing conditions since the floor member capacities were below the IBC 2006 loads for new structures. The way I read the LLR section was that it could only be applied to the values in Table 1607.1...
JAE: The load transfer from the floors to the channels has been a concern. The pintels protrude past the columns and make for a realy messy detail. The more we look at it, it seems the right thing to do will be to replace the wood columns with steel at the lower levels. Caps and bases could...
I'm working on load rating an existing unreinforced masonry building with wood floor systems and interior wood columns. The owner would like to upgrade the floor capacities, which is governed by the lowest level of wood columns (this is an old 5 story factory building). I innitially checked...
