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Thank you very much!

I usually don't ask project specific questions but I am in a pinch. Could someone give me the roof or ground snow load for Skaneateles, NY in Onondaga County. I have ordered the building code and it probably won't be here until next week and I really need to start the design of this project...

Thanks. I think that is the best solution. Make an agreement with the architect and contractor on an allowable deflection.

This house is a full steel frame with a composite concrete floor system. I am looking for the allowable initial deflection (construction deflection). Do you know any publications or articles that disuss allowable construction delflections. Thanks.

I am designing a residential steel and composite concrete slab structure? Does anyone have any information on what an acceptable initial deflection for steel beams would be? I know that in commercial applications, it you does not matter due to a higher tolerance allowed by finishings i.e...

Does anyone know what the code states for an impact load design for a private parking garage. I realize that there is an entire code for public parking garages but the parking garage that I am designing is for nine private condo units. The structure is a 3 floors with one sublevel of parking...

We have designed the wall to work by the ledge/concrete interface friction force. We will throw a few dowels in for safety. Thanks for your replies.

We have convinced the owner to go with a steel moment frame to take the lateral in that part of the building. Thanks for your replies!

I am designing a retaining wall that will sit on ledge. I have completed a full analysis and have a final design that requires a 5 foot heel in order to add enough friction force to prevent sliding. Has anyone ever doweled a footing to ledge to prevent lateral movement? If so, what values...

Thanks for the info. Im going to look into the design of the couple formed by the bolts.

I am designing a section of a house that has a custom truss roof system supported on heavy timber posts that were gravity designed by a timber post and beam company. The owner wants to keep the aesthetics and the design. I ran a quick lateral design only to find it didnt work. I added a two...