Blast from the past: Dox Plank

[jt0716]

I was asked about shoring and bracing for a 12' steel w shape to be supported on concrete block walls that are on a dox plank flooring system. Contractors seem to be shying away from it because i think they are unfamiliar as well. I've honestly never heard of the system until today and dont know the structural integrity of such a thing. Has anyone worked with this before?

 

[paddingtongreen]

I hadn't heard of the system so I went looking, as you could have done, and I found this article, and that the ASCE has a paper on such systems.

http://www.structuremag.org/article.aspx?articleID=687

http://scitation.aip.org/getabs/ser...1082000060000001&idtype=cvips&gifs=yes&ref=no

Michael.
Timing has a lot to do with the outcome of a rain dance.

 

[JRGse]

Check out slideruleera's web site -

http://www.slideruleera.net/contributions.html

Great information - thanks Slideruleear

 

[jt0716]

@pad, i did find that article before i posted on here, but did not find it very helpful. The asce report looks pretty good though.

@jrg, thanks, the load tables are great. gives me a starting point at least!

 

[paddingtongreen]

@jt0716, one of our problems here is when an OP hides information, deliberately or accidentally, and we end up duplicating work they have already done.
I should have guessed that Slideruleera would have the information.

Michael.
Timing has a lot to do with the outcome of a rain dance.