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Engineers, I just recently posted about reinforced concrete masonry for a tall and slender building. Now, the project has a short and wide masonry building. I am looking now at a 30 ft wide, 55 ft long, and just over 8 ft high building. The roof is wood trusses anchored into the wall. My...

Now hokie66, you seem to have another good idea and it is, overall, a different approach. Since the concrete masonry wall is narrow but tall, loads will transfer through the shortest (most rigid) load path. I should look at the load transfer as horizontal bond beams spaced vertically on center...

Thanks for the input guys. DST148, to answer your questions, right now I am looking at load combinations with wind loading and also, the roof is covered. I do like your comment about concrete pours in with concrete masonry block. The concrete tie beams, an extra material, will add extra cost...

Hello Engineers, I have a rather unique structure. It is 13 ft wide, 19 ft long, 30 ft tall, concrete masonry, 140 mph wind, and exposure category C. It is basically a tower for the local firefighters to train maneuvering throughout a smoke-filled stair way. As far as load and load...

Got another similar question... Looking now at the timber porch railing on this commercial building. Looking for the standard construction practice for wood post and railing attached to concrete masonry. It is a concrete masonry wall opening that is to have wood posts, hand rail, top and...

It is wood stairs and it is a commercial building.

It is a building. I just considered looking in the IRC for relative information to point me in the right direction since the IBC had no design information.

Looking at an architect's building plans and it shows the general location for timber stairs for a two story building on the plan views. Structural notes give basic dimensional details such as riser height, tread depth, handrail height, etc. As far as being the structural engineer, is it common...

Hello Engineers, I am a licensed engineer. I am looking to design a residential foundation for my parents new home and help them save money. The foundation will consist of perimeter footings with concrete masonry block foundation walls above. Within the foundation walls will be fill dirt on...

Hello Engineers, I am currently looking at ASCE 7-05 Flood Loading. I have found the FIRM for my area and it gives a Base Flood Elevation (BFE) of 19 feet for the exact area where my structure is located. (1) Is this stating a base flood of 19 feet above sea level or that the base flood...

Hello engineers, I am looking for guidance in the design of a reinforced concrete masonry structure. This building is for fire fighter training in the town of Pass Christian, Mississippi. The town, on the Mississippi Gulf Coast, was, as we know, hit very hard by hurricane Katrina. Now with the...