Thanks for the quick responses and for the scan from the catalog. The decking is very similar to this except that there is no pan at the bottom. Each inverted U shaped section of deck is connected at the bottom and you can see the voids from below ... it is very similar to Deep-Dek 7.5 by the...
We're renovating and adding on to a building built in the 60's and the roof deck spans almost 27'-0". I'm concerned about drifting snow that our addition may add to the existing roof. Does anyone have information on this metal roof deck. It is 7 1/2" deep ... I'm assuming based on the callout...
Is there a minimum required thickness for nozzles when performing a General Metal Loss assessment using API 579-1? The software we are using checks the minimum measured thickness of the nozzle against 0.5 times the required shell thickness. It doesn't seem to be checked in the new Example...
I ended up requiring that the Contractor align a stud below each truss and requiring that the truss manufacturer/designer design the ends of the trusses to transfer this accumulation of load through the ends of their truss since this is the only vertical load path. There were a couple locations...
When using the floor truss bearing detail with a 2x band at exterior walls, how do you account for vertical load transfer. With a full-depth continuous rim the load from above is somewhat uniformly distributed to the 2-2x top plate and wall studs below. With the 2x band detail the load from...
