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jayrod12 replied to the thread Diaphragm transfer forces.Yes, that does sound correct. Your shear diagram is no longer applicable in a rigid diaphragm scenario as it's viewed as strictly rigid...
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jayrod12 replied to the thread Long Shear Wall.That's a bit unfortunate. Is it possible to design a wind girt at roughly mid-height of the wall that is stiff enough/strong enough to...
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jayrod12 replied to the thread Diaphragm transfer forces.We transfer lateral loads around all the time, can you confirm where you've seen this requirement that they're full height? The AHJ has...
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jayrod12 replied to the thread Long Shear Wall.Stacking frames sounds like a terrible idea. what will brace them? That being said, a sketch of the situation usually will help...
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jayrod12 replied to the thread Ridge Beam Moment.Can confirm @KootK does not dominate a conversation with engineering problems that are way above most of our heads. Him and I had a...
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jayrod12 replied to the thread Easy foundation work or a trap?.We do this fairly regularly, but our typical underpinning consists of cast-in-place friction piles 25-30 feet long. The way we detail...
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jayrod12 replied to the thread Timber Detail for Torsion Due to Eccentricity.I can't say I've ever known anyone to take this into account directly. But yet this unequal spans, or different framing schemes on each...
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jayrod12 replied to the thread Cover your pergola.My former mother-in-law asked for my help designing her pergola. I gracefully declined. When she asked why, I said because after a...
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jayrod12 replied to the thread Shou Sugi Ban procedure.If you dig into fire rating of heavy timber, the char layer develops and then provides protection for the remainder of the wood. So...
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jayrod12 replied to the thread 16' or 8' or 4' Retaining Wall?.Not counting on the roof, assuming it has plywood, is being overly conservative in my mind. What if? You can't plan for future removal...
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jayrod12 replied to the thread 16' or 8' or 4' Retaining Wall?.He may need the depth for frost. Where I practice the frost is routinely over 6 feet. 8 foot basements are the norm. This wall has the...
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jayrod12 replied to the thread Moment Connection Reinforcement.I feel like the only option is to remove and replace the plates.
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jayrod12 replied to the thread Saw cutting a mesh-reinforced concrete surface bed?.We always sawcut slabs-on-grade except in extremely rare cases. And in those cases, we're providing something like 0.5% Ag as the steel...
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jayrod12 replied to the thread Modifying an Existing ICF Wall.Have a plan in place, even if just in your back pocket, for what you're going to do if you discover voids in the wall when you remove...
