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Concrete block chimney
Hello all, I know this is probably a pain, but I have a 42' free-standing (abutts a two-story porch) chimney 32"x72"and am looking for design examples etc. Does anyone know of any good resources for designing partially grouted cmu boxes? MDG-7 has in-plane loaded shear walls, but they're fully...- BobNeng
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2012 IRC braced wall lines
thread507-319099 The 4' offset is shown on one level. I don't see anywhere indicating that it has to stack over the one below. In fact, figure R602.10.8(2) suggests that the wall panels do not have to stack. The only mention of them having to stack that I can find is Section R602.10.2.1...- BobNeng
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insulating a structural slab
Greetings all, I'm new to these forums although I've checked out a few threads over the years and the time has come for me to jump in. This isn't technically a structural question, but I think this is probably the place to get some good feedback. I have a project that involves a structural...- BobNeng
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