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    Operable Partition Deflection Requirement

    make sure you check the stress and deflection for the parttion fully extended, 1/2 closed as well as 1/4 closed.
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    AAC Block for Residences

    Concretemasonry thanks very informative and useful, i appreciate the fast and thorough response. bp
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    AAC Block for Residences

    ya , i hear you on the strength side of things but when you compare this to a 2x6 stud wall versus a 8" or 12" aac wall with 435 psi it is much stronger, and i would prefer a masonry wall built out of masonry compared to a plywood shearwall, particularly when you get the strength from a...
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    AAC Block for Residences

    I have a client that would like to use a Autoclaved Aerated Concrete Block (AAC Block)for residential construction either in a high seismic design regions or otherwise. One manufacturer recommended following ACI 530 for strength design of masonry. The block has a compressive strength varying...
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    Stiffening a Bar Joist Floor for Vibrations

    We used Sap 2000 for the modeling, definetly will share the results. blake
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    Stiffening a Bar Joist Floor for Vibrations

    271828, we designed a grand stair into a theater space, there was one stringer (20x8x5/8 HSS) that was located on one side only. The HSS stringer was curved to follow the opening above it. The treads and risers were then cantilevered 5 feet from the HSS so not only did the curve induce tourque...
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    Stiffening a Bar Joist Floor for Vibrations

    Cedent, not sure what the problem is in terms of stiffening the joists like anything else if done wrong it will not work.....right? The queen post is one way to change the moment of intertia and thus the stiffness which in terms changes the vibrational characteristics of the joists, basic...
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    Wind Design Pressures

    I thought I would add that in Oregon we use the 2003 IBC. There is an admendment that allows the use of wind provisions of the 1997 UBC, apparently they are going to allow the use of the 1997 UBC wind provisons even when we switch to the 2006 IBC. However there are some fears that corner...
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    Glu Lam beam modification/suggestion and design calcs

    not sure i got side tracked this week, i will dig for the paper tomorrow and then i think we can post documents somewhere to this site, i recieved and email explaining the the need to not show addresses in order to keep spammers at bay which makes sense. should be away to transmit data, let me...
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    minimum live load for tresury areas (in banks)

    recently worked on an existing federal reseve bank and the floor design loads ranged from 250 psf to 600 psf depending if they were storing coin or not. Definetly check with your client regards,
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    Glu Lam beam modification/suggestion and design calcs

    will do I did a search at APA and coukd not find it however I know that i have the paper at my office. I will dig it up Tuesday and PDF it to you. Regards,
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    Glu Lam beam modification/suggestion and design calcs

    yes there is a design doucment it is put out by American Plywood Assoication APA. To my knowledge NDS or TCM do not have it. I am off today but let me search the APA website for the document. Bkgd
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    Design in earthquake zones(acc.to CBC)?

    Schau, did you ever get a response if not i may be of some assistance?
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    seismic tie beams

    Out west the code requires that grade beams are required to resist 10% of the column axial load, so thus they act as a column, not a beam at grade. Sometimes we will beef up the slab on grade and use it to meet the tie requirement and eliminate the beams and save some dollars, however we add...
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    Existing Steel Column Analysis

    A couple of comments, if you braced the platform for lateral loading then you in affect braced the columns thus cutting down their KL/r and increased thier capacity. Typically bracing of 2% or less is typically considred enought to brace the column. Taking this into account along with all the...
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