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    Built-up Beam ply-ply connection

    You might try screws i.e. simpson 1/4 SDS. They don't get adjusted with the group action factor. AT 4000# per ply that works out to about 17 screws per ply. They can be installed from both sides with location offset.
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    monolithic slab vs. floating slab

    Depending on the size of the slab, I would assume some control joints are required. If so it is almost impossible to have the slab joint continue through the enlarged monolithic edge footing. If unsightly cracking of the slab is an issue you should stay away from the mono type.
  3. seimike

    Pre Eng building canopy

    You might also consider sliding snow with impact if the upper roof slopes downard toward the canopy and the upper roof does not include a mechanism to alleviate this condition
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    Concrete Wall Shrinkage Cracks

    The concrete is going to shrink. When the stress in the concrete due to the shrinkage exceeds the modulus of rupture which is low during initial curing, then a crack will occur. Do to the restraint at the bottom of the wall the resistance to movement will induce cracks. This does not mean the...

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