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Thanks you guys for the comments. Seismicpe: This project is also in east-coast and I am glad to know that you designed this type of structure before and have your comments. I finally decided to design most of frames as a gravity system except for an outmost one since the floor diaphragm...

Thanks for all the comments above. It is too late to change materials or structural systems now. My question is that Should the steel frame in the part of the first floor be designed as a moment frame or braced frame, or can it be designed only as a gravity system? My opinion is that it can be...

The floor is 3/4" plywood sitting on the wood trusses or I joists. Concrete is not an option.

Hi, msquared48, What is PT? You mean pressure treated wood? thanks

Thanks for your reply, Ron. My question is about the stability of the whole steel frame. The overall lateral load resisting system of the building will be the wood stud shear walls in other parts of the building. My concern is that if the lateral loads acting on the steel frame can be...

I am designing a large 4-story wood residential building with wood stud walls and wood truss floors. The half of the building at the first story is parking garage, framed with steel columns and beams which support the wood structure above. My question: is the steel frame needed to be braced by...