Heldbaum
Civil/Environmental
- Jan 27, 2017
- 128
Hello folks,
I've received a project where I was asked by the contractor for steel shop drawings and connections design (EOR requires signed and sealed calculations and SD). Please see attached framing plan. It's a 6-story building, first floor is commercial and residential floors are above. I am attaching here first floor (commercial) framing plan. EOR design loads is LL 100 psf for this floor and DL as per material (he calls for 4" LWC) so let's say overall DL is around 65 psf. so it's roughly 170 psf for 14' long w8x15..Seems too small for me. He calls for shoring of beams while concrete is being poured. but still, taking into account composite action, I wouldn't feel comfortable with W8x15..Plus construction wise, connection won't be easy to do in field. What do you think ?
Thank you for your input.
I've received a project where I was asked by the contractor for steel shop drawings and connections design (EOR requires signed and sealed calculations and SD). Please see attached framing plan. It's a 6-story building, first floor is commercial and residential floors are above. I am attaching here first floor (commercial) framing plan. EOR design loads is LL 100 psf for this floor and DL as per material (he calls for 4" LWC) so let's say overall DL is around 65 psf. so it's roughly 170 psf for 14' long w8x15..Seems too small for me. He calls for shoring of beams while concrete is being poured. but still, taking into account composite action, I wouldn't feel comfortable with W8x15..Plus construction wise, connection won't be easy to do in field. What do you think ?
Thank you for your input.