I'm working on a repair to a bunch of glulam beams at an exterior balcony condition. The beams are dry rotten at the support to the point where they are crushing and beyond salvaging. The beam runs into the evelope of the building, and would require a lot of work to replace. I'd planned to...
I am trying to verify seismic rail loads, and in reviewing ASME 17.1 it appears the rail forces are based on seismic zone (UBC methodology). Is there an alternate method for calculating rail forces under the IBC?