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BUILDING JOINTS

(OP)
I have a general question:
Are there any guidelines or rules of thumb recommending building structural expansion joints in large 1-2 story steel framed buildings? I realize that for large buildings the fire wall location requirements would partially control.

I have checked AISC's design guide for low to mid-rise buildings. Any other suggestions?

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Large means more than 200 feet in the smaller dimension.  Less than 350 feet may be designed without joints if unrestrained by connections to other structures.

RE: BUILDING JOINTS

The standard reference is "Expansion Joints in Buildings", Technical Report No. 65, Federal Construction Council, 1974.  A graph that summarizes the recommendations is reproduced in the AISC steel manual, PCI design handbook, and other texts.

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(OP)
Thank you all. Your information led me strait to what I needed.

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