Seismic data on plans for metal buildings
Seismic data on plans for metal buildings
(OP)
The IBC requires certain seismic data to be on the plans. When dealing with a metal building system, we won't know some of that data until after the metal building engineer has determined it. How do you typically handle this on your plans, "TBD by metal building manufacturer" or something else?






RE: Seismic data on plans for metal buildings
RE: Seismic data on plans for metal buildings
RE: Seismic data on plans for metal buildings
Don Phillips
http://worthingtonengineering.com
RE: Seismic data on plans for metal buildings
msucog, yes I have most of the information. I don't know, for instance, what type of moment frame the MBS engineer will choose, so I can't really put the response modification factor on the plans, or the base shear for that matter. I have all of the inputs that are not dependent on the building system, SS, S1, and so on.