Lateral load system for a gable roof building
Lateral load system for a gable roof building
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I am designing a cmu building with a gable standing seam over steel decking roof. I am unsure if I can count on diaphragm action from the roofing to serve as the lateral load transfering mechanism into shear walls or if I must design a horizontal roof bracing system instead.






RE: Lateral load system for a gable roof building
What type of metal deck are you planning to use?
What is the direction of span for the metal deck?
Is the metal deck being deisgned as a diapragm with sufficent connections to the shear walls?
What are the load parameters for the project, such as wind speed and seismic design category?
RE: Lateral load system for a gable roof building
RE: Lateral load system for a gable roof building
Mike McCann
MMC Engineering
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RE: Lateral load system for a gable roof building
Mike McCann
MMC Engineering
Motto: KISS
Motivation: Don't ask
RE: Lateral load system for a gable roof building