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    Wind Loads for CMU walls

    Thank you for your reply, The location is the West Coast of Florida
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    Wind Loads for CMU walls

    I am building a new residential building atop an old CMU footprint ( 1 story) I need to address wind loads for 103MPH sustained wind and 130 MPH on 3 second burst. Can anyone offer me a formula that I can apply to ascertain the worthiness of this wall?
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    Composite Beams and rigid diaphragms

    I have a problem with a structural load in a wood frame building, a 40' clear span with truss roof system that requires a truss girder cluster with 37153 lbs load in the center of the span. I can not put columns inside this span,I've dealt with crushing loads at the ends but, I need some advice...

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