Thank you all. I will perform a vibration check, good call thaidavid40.
The permit office did not give a straight answer and I didn't expect them to. They defer to us to make the engineering judgment. One of the suggestions was to use 75 psf for something between a classroom and a gym. We're...
I am working on a renovation project where the client wants to put a playground at the top level of a parking garage. I am limited in the live load capacity of the structure, and I need to account for playground substrate dead load. I cannot use the 100 psf assembly load. What live load have you...
I'm working on a residential project. This is in investigation phase because the house is built. How would I analyze these shear wall/frames that are skewed from the rest of the house. I don't want to be too conservative with the wind load because every deficiency will need to be repaired. No...
Thank you Archie264 and Eric. Eric, you are right that the continuous header will transfer the forces. The Fairfax county references are great, but I couldn't find additional information on the specifics of the BWP being above an opening.
Yes, VA is still using 2009. I had to use IBC 2012...
I have been reading IBC and IRC 2012 and still cannot figure this out. I'm hoping someone with more braced wall design experience can help. I am doing investigation work on a house in Virginia. The house is in SDC A and 90 mph wind and built per IBC 2006. One of the brace wall line is at the...
I'm not sure how they plan to cut it. It was not a submittal yet, but an email request to see if it's feasible. We have granted the substitution, so hopefully this is not a disaster.
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You're right, the bent plate and steel angle will both be A36 steel. I was worried about the method...
We have a project that requires an L8x8x1/2 cut to L8x7x1/2 for architectural reason. We're in the CA phase, and the contractor is asking to subsitute this cut angle with a bent plate. They claim that cutting the leg of the angle will result in twisting. Has anyone encounter this and is it...
