It is subframing but it comes to site as a completed panel with an end track, therefore I can't use clip angles or notch the cold rolled flanges.
I think my conclusion will be to make sure they fix the deck to the top flange with shot fired fixings and design the beam as fully restrained. For...
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I have a cold rolled floor fixing to a universal beam, the typical way we do this is to keep the cold rolled and UB top flanges at the same level and weld plates at 600 ctrs to accept the cold rolled floor panel. Please see the attached sketch.
Since the load is offset from the CL...
I have reworked my calcs and get Cs = 0.207 using R = 4 for light frame steel walls with x bracing. I hope JAE used R=2 and therefore my value is right. In trying to determine TL for Algeria I did plenty of googling and eventually found an English copy of the Algeria Earthquake code (RPA 99)...
Thank you all very much for your help, I will work through your comments and hopefully come out with a more sensible answer.
In response to some of the points raised:
- I'm using IBC 2009 section 1613 which refers me to ASCE 7.
- Ss = 1.24. I didn't include that in my post since S1 gave me the...
I'm a British structural engineer and have never had to consider seismic loading until now...
...the job in question is in Algiers Algeria, it is a 5 storey block of flat constructed from light steel framing with low-strength lightweight concrete poured between the wall studs. Considering the...
