I just found out that the wall construction is made out of 2x6 wood studs with a structural sheathing instead of the 6" metal studs. Somehow I didn't get the correct information the first time...
In addition, there is a double top plate connected directly to the wall and second level floor...
Thanks for all the replies. Seems like everyone agrees that this is a bad idea. I figured that was the case... but I also thought that it must have some capacity. So I started to try to calculate the capacity. However, it quickly became a nightmare with all of the different checks that I...
I have a project where the customer would like to add an awning above a couple of the doorways. Approximate size is 4' wide (perpendicular to building) and 8' long (parallel to building). The wall system is a metal stud backing to a 4" split face CMU facade. Minimum horizontal joint...
I'm trying to model a tilt-up panel with an opening in the middle. I am using the layered shell elements to account for both the axial force and the out of plane bending. The results seem to be good for a linear elastic analysis. However, when I switch to nonlinear analysis, the effects of...
