Old Pre-engineered Building
Old Pre-engineered Building
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I have been looking at an old pre-engineered building with a logo on the exterior end wall ridge of RB.
Does anyone know who this is? At least 30 years old or more.
I would like to find out the live load capacity of the roof. Can anyone recommend an approach? It has the tapered, sectional moment frame and cold rolled Z purlins. My past experience in trying to analyze these frames has not been good. Any help is highly appreciated.
LB
Does anyone know who this is? At least 30 years old or more.
I would like to find out the live load capacity of the roof. Can anyone recommend an approach? It has the tapered, sectional moment frame and cold rolled Z purlins. My past experience in trying to analyze these frames has not been good. Any help is highly appreciated.
LB






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Depending on the member, lateral loading might control.
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And yes - good measurements and a software program is probably the only way to analyze this.
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http://www.randbmetalstructures.com/
Best regards,
BA
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If your structure is exposed, like in a warehouse for example, it won't be too bad. If it's a building with interior office space that has interior finishes that hide and cover up the structure, you're looking at a lot of work.
I've been asked to determine the capacity of an existing PEMB before (where the structure wasn't exposed) and it's usually bad news for the client. Unless they have drawings on the existing building (not generic architural drawings, but real drawigns from the manufacturer showing member sizes/depths/thickness/connections/etc), you're looking at a lot of hours spent in the field. That could really drive up the price that you bill to the client.
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