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Wood Structure House Check
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Wood Structure House Check

Wood Structure House Check

(OP)
What do we usually check for, when we are designing a wood structure house? (e.g. Seismic-Shear, Wind-Lateral/uplift, Gravity Load...) If you can list it down it would really help and the more detail the better.

Thanks,
Wil

RE: Wood Structure House Check

Wil that is probably the most open ended question I have ever seen.  As an engineer you design for the loading that is required per the building code.  You then size members per the building code...

RE: Wood Structure House Check

As you do the analysis and design, you do whatever you have to do to make sure the house is designed to or above code, and not prematurely collapse in a storm event, allowing the occupants adequate time to escape during a catastrophic event in the interest if safety.

   

Mike McCann
MMC Engineering
http://mmcengineering.tripod.com
 

RE: Wood Structure House Check

We check to make sure the structure has adequate capacity to resist all anticipated loads.

For further detail, enroll yourself in an engineering program. If time is of the essence, hire a local structural engineer.

RE: Wood Structure House Check

1) As an engineer you design the building for the loading you expect to be applied to the building during its lifetime.
2) Than, you made sure that you have met the minimum requirements of the building code that applies to it.
I have always started with the building code minimum requirements and check where the loads may have to be increased. Snow loading and residential decks are the two major loading I have increased over the minimum required by the building code.

Garth Dreger PE - AZ Phoenix area
As EOR's we should take the responsibility to design our structures to support the components we allow in our design per that industry standards.

RE: Wood Structure House Check

(OP)
Thanks for everyone who commented. I know how to design a joist, beam, post...etc. We typically used ASCE in conjunction to IBC when designing a wood structure. We also use NDS.  What I wanted to get from this was a list of topic of analysis.

Like for example,

Vertical Loads:
 -Gravity Loads
 -Determine LL
 -Determine DL
 -Make sure Joist, Beam, Header, Rafters, Post can handle
 -Make sure Connectors can handle
 -Make sure footing can handle
Lateral Loads:
 -Determine Wind Loads
 -Determine Seismic Loads
 -Make sure Shear is transferred to diaphragms
 -Make sure connectors can handle shear, uplift
 -Make sure to include bracing at post for sway

(I think I answered my own question)

RE: Wood Structure House Check

(OP)
@Splitrings, thanks.  This is good stuff!

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