×
INTELLIGENT WORK FORUMS
FOR ENGINEERING PROFESSIONALS

Log In

Come Join Us!

Are you an
Engineering professional?
Join Eng-Tips Forums!
  • Talk With Other Members
  • Be Notified Of Responses
    To Your Posts
  • Keyword Search
  • One-Click Access To Your
    Favorite Forums
  • Automated Signatures
    On Your Posts
  • Best Of All, It's Free!
  • Students Click Here

*Eng-Tips's functionality depends on members receiving e-mail. By joining you are opting in to receive e-mail.

Posting Guidelines

Promoting, selling, recruiting, coursework and thesis posting is forbidden.

Students Click Here

Jobs

Metal Deck Diaphragms with Openings

Metal Deck Diaphragms with Openings

Metal Deck Diaphragms with Openings

(OP)
Does anyone know of a good design example for a designing roof deck diaphragms with openings??  I have an existing building where we are removing a portion of the deck for an addition.  I am having issues resolving the chord forces (I am OK for shear) around the opening and was wondering if there was a good design example I could use.  I believe I am being conservative in my assumptions and would like to refine my numbers.
 

RE: Metal Deck Diaphragms with Openings

"Guide to the Design of Diaphragms, Chords and Collectors" is very helpful.  It's based on 2006 IBC, but the design principles don't change.  There are chapters on rigid, semirigid, and flexible diaphragms, with an example for each.  You can get it from International Code Council's website.

RE: Metal Deck Diaphragms with Openings

Thanks flight7, I may have to look that one up.

Also the Steel Deck Institute manual has several examples of diaphragm, chord and drag strut design.

Red Flag This Post

Please let us know here why this post is inappropriate. Reasons such as off-topic, duplicates, flames, illegal, vulgar, or students posting their homework.

Red Flag Submitted

Thank you for helping keep Eng-Tips Forums free from inappropriate posts.
The Eng-Tips staff will check this out and take appropriate action.

Reply To This Thread

Posting in the Eng-Tips forums is a member-only feature.

Click Here to join Eng-Tips and talk with other members!


Resources