@Greenalleycat
the contractor need to setout from the architectural drawings anyway, duplicate info in the structural drawings might cause issues with coordination and put the wrong details, the contractor can be confused of why the wall in the structural drawings if it doesn't have structural...
Concrete mix, connection to top , bottom and other details are in the standard details and general notes sheets, but why to show them in the structural plans as they are in the Architectural drawings?
UPDATE(4 OCT 2024): those walls are usually block or facade precast concrete walls which are...
I want to ask two questions, legalization related. I think it is important to know for any structural engineer
1- I'm using the recent code to design but I want to ignore specific clause which is new and 99% of the structures in the country did not design for it. Is it legal to do that ? if yes...
For The 1170.4 clause 1.1 . I would still use the standard as higher period will cause less Earthquake force , so use 5s rather than a higher value is conservative.
For 1170.2. that 5sec limits is for wind serviceability and human comfort conditions , you should ask for wind tunnel study but...
