Ian999
Civil/Environmental
- Mar 6, 2001
- 3
Section 2304.12(IBC 2000) and Section 2307(UBC 1997) says: "Wood members shall not be used to permanently support the dead load of any masonry or concrete."
Situation: 3" concrete floor slab.
What is the reason the building code has precluded wood walls as supports and not allowed the engineer to use engineering judgement? (Possibility is creep or rot but couldn't this be accounted for in the design?)