Tilt up T.I. mezzanine attachment
Tilt up T.I. mezzanine attachment
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I'm just looking for info on what other engineers in the industry are doing for projects like this. I have an existing 6" tilt up in which my client wants to build a mezzanine, and I'm going back and forth between ledgering on to the existing wall, or wood framing a wall inside. My fear is that the movement of the existing structure will cause excess stress to the new wood structure if I use the ledger design, but on the other hand, it would be nice to use the shear properties of the concrete walls. Any input would be greatly appreciated.






RE: Tilt up T.I. mezzanine attachment
Timber is pretty flexible though and most small single storey r.c. structures wont deflect more than 10mm so you should be fine.
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What does T.I. mean?
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If you attach the mezzanine to the tilt-up structure, you will have to run an updated seismic for the entire building, and it will probably fail. You will not want to go there. The best course would be to make the mezzanine its own separate structure with shear walls or frames.
Mike McCann
MMC Engineering
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