Hi folks - I am working on a warehouse type building that consists of a steel frame with insulated precast concrete bearing walls around the perimeter. The architect has laid out the structural grid, and every single grid line aligns with a precast panel bearing joint. I have used insulated...
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I recently came to work for a well-established construction company, and their typical detail is 1/2" x 3" slick rods at 12" on center for use in construction (cold) joints in industrial slabs. I have never seen dowels this small (diameter or length) used for load transfer (my...
This is deep in some technical weeds, but a client asked me to define the floating slab on grade in a two-story building as either a "flooring" or a "foundation" (this matters due to some leasing agreements). I can see two arguments - (1) the primary building structure loads are transmitted...
I am being asked to bid on doing the connection design for a small steel-framed addition to an existing building. In reviewing the drawings, the engineer of record has concrete slab on composite metal deck, with composite steel beams and the associated shear studs called out on the framing...
