Guastavino
Structural
- Jan 29, 2014
- 381
Hi All,
I've searched similar threads and seen mixed answers. I'm curious what you all think about using a veneer for a small canopy. I see this all the time in Pre-engineered type canopies (Such as mapes). Mapes folks usually put a note to make sure the brick veneer can take the vertical load. My thoughts are that this adds around 4'*35psf=140#/ft, or 3.5' equivalent height of brick to the wall. As for the lateral component, it will be minimal.
Practically, I'm not worried about this at all. Code-wise, I am worried I'm overlooking something. I know veneers aren't considered structural, but brick weighs 40 psf, and so they are in a lot of ways structural whether we admit it or not.
Would you all sweat this and push back on the architect (who wants to match an existing canopy directly adjacent that used an old school 8"cmu/4"brick 'composite' wall), or would you use judgment to assume the detailing will work?
I've searched similar threads and seen mixed answers. I'm curious what you all think about using a veneer for a small canopy. I see this all the time in Pre-engineered type canopies (Such as mapes). Mapes folks usually put a note to make sure the brick veneer can take the vertical load. My thoughts are that this adds around 4'*35psf=140#/ft, or 3.5' equivalent height of brick to the wall. As for the lateral component, it will be minimal.
Practically, I'm not worried about this at all. Code-wise, I am worried I'm overlooking something. I know veneers aren't considered structural, but brick weighs 40 psf, and so they are in a lot of ways structural whether we admit it or not.
Would you all sweat this and push back on the architect (who wants to match an existing canopy directly adjacent that used an old school 8"cmu/4"brick 'composite' wall), or would you use judgment to assume the detailing will work?
