You say that your tributary width = 10'. This would typically indicate that you have floor joists spanning 10' on each side of the beam, is this correct? This is not a very large area to be overly concerned about vibrations. Using 40 psf LL and 20 psf DL, assuming no roof load, and using a LL...
Recently, in our office, there has been disagreement regarding the design of residential foundation walls. Does one consider these walls cantilever retaining walls or are the ends pin-pin? When floor joists are perpendicular to and bear on the wall and are attached to a wood sill plate that is...
I am designing the slab based on 1' "beam" width.
IBC Live load table has footnote that says "2000 lb load acting on an area of 20 square inches."
Section 1607.4 states, "Unless otherwise specified, the indicated concentration shall be assumed to be uniformly distributed over an area 2.5 sq...
I am designing a suspended garage slab for a residential home. There was an earlier thread (Mar 2, jjeng2) that asked about the IBC provision of 2000 lb point load vs. 50 psf uniform load. As I read 2000 IBC, Section 1607.4 states that you should compare the 2000 lb point load and the 50 psf...
I, too, am designing a suspended garage slab for a residential home. Did anyone come up with an answer for the 2000 lb vs. 50 psf code scenario? As I read 2000 IBC, section 1607.4 states that you should compare the 2000 lb point load with the 50 psf uniform load and use the one that produces...
