I have a footing of a concrete foundation wall that I would like to design as a horizontal beam spanning between two exterior walls (58'-4" span) to resist the sliding forces imposed by the foundation wall. Can I just use my soil bearing pressure as a force in the vertical direction and my...
I am designing a free standing masonry firewall. I have read several related threads about the loading but my question is about the height. Is there a height limitation (h/t) if I am designing the wall for the imposed loads? Also, I have noticed references to a 'slender wall' but have not been...
You were right, I checked with a truss supplier and he said they could design for the diaphragm forces if I give them the shear and drag forces. I appreciate the information from all of you!
I apologize for lack of clarity..first time to use this forum. Let me attempt to be more specific. It is a two story preschool building, structural steel framing. The second floor is concrete on metal deck, the roof is gabeled pre fabricated metal trusses. The trusses will be supported by...
The top chord of the trusses (7 on 12 pitch)will have a rigid insulation board with asphalt shingles, the bottom chord will not have anything (lay-in ceiling below truss)
I have structural steel grid supporting gabled cold form trusses, there is no diaphram at bottom of trusses (top of steel beams). Don't I need to provide xbracing in horizontal plane to transfer lateral roof loads into vertical bracing? Also, do you consider trusses bracing top flange?
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