I am renovating a building with a 4-1/2" metal deck manufactured by Fenestra called out on the record drawings as Fenestra 4-1/2"-LS2-20. Does anyone have information on the profile for this deck? As an alternate the record set also calls RC Mahon 4-1/2"-NF2-20. Both look to be 20 ga deck but...
I am looking at retrofitting a glue lam that is over stressed and one possible solution is to use a post tension type assembly using rods as my tension chord (effectively making a large bow out of the rods and beam). Where is the best place to look for design examples? Any suggestions on how...
