Ralph,
The plywood is domestic, Structural I, exposure "1" and carries an APA stamp.
Your explanation of regarding the strength of the plywood makes perfect sense, it's the same idea that some epoxy adhesives are stronger than the concrete they're bonded to.
Thanks for the info, very helpful.
Hi,
We had a city inspector stop the contractor from sheathing a roof because the plywood was 4 plies instead of 5. He says that APA requires 19/32" plywood to be a minimum of 5 plies . I have never heard of this requirement before, and everyone I talked to who works in the state of FL has...
Jike,
I was actually getting my initial information from an RFP, but we finally attended the pre-bid meeting and had a chance to visually inspect the double T's. Luckily, the double T's themselves are intact, however, they have shifted around considerably and their connections to the supports...
Our firm was invited to bid on a project that involves the repair of deteriorating double T concrete bleachers. I am trying to get some opinions or ideas as how to go about doing this. One idea is to use Fiber Reinforced Polymers and epoxy injection and I would like to know if this is the best...
