For Tempered Glass that is of size 2.5 meters (about 98 inches) vertically and 1.1 meters (about 43.3 inches) horizontally.. what thickness do you usually use? It will be used in building exterior at second floor with average wind. Thank you.
After the welders weld the stainless steel.. i saw him grinding the welds to make it shiny silver.. but I also noticed he grinds with sandpaper the other part of the stainless steel that doesn't have any welds (for example those farther area that are hits with some burn marks). But can you...
Many use crack mitigation membrane between the bare slabs and the tiles. But if the floor deflect.. won't the tiles crack? I know the crack mitigation membrane is to avoid any cracks from the tiles from affecting the slab itself. But if the slabs themselves deflect, what prevents the tiles from...
For say a frame that is sized 47 inches horizontal (about 1.2 meter) and 27 inches vertical (about 0.7 meter). What is the minimum thickness of laminated glass that can be used? Is there any table or how do you compute it? Can a 9mm laminated glass (composed of 2 pcs 4.5mm sandwiched with pvc)...
How's the performance of fire directly on floor slabs? Do you really need to put 1" of concrete topping over top of finished concrete slabs (one month after) for fire protection? Or would the slabs be sufficient supposed the rebar is 1.5" below the top of the slab?
What is your say (or experience) about stainless steel 304 especially its welding techniques and sensitivity compared to iron steel and how strong is it in structural applications? Tips you could share? Thank you.
Hi, the office has received this retrofit project study where an old house with wooden joists and floors but concrete columns and beams and the neighbor has proven that there is a trespassing into his property line that is about 2 feet. This would put the perimeter columns directly at the...
