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    Ponding Load

    I am designing a building with minimum snow load (South Carolina) and am looking at the rain load requirements. I typically work in the north east where roof snow loads can easily be in the 50 psf+ range so rain loads typically aren't an issue. Looking at ASCE 7-16, rain load needs to be...
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    IRC Townhouse Foundations

    We have seen a lot of townhouse construction lately, and have been having a mild disagreement in the office about how the foundations should be protected from frost. These are typical IRC townhouses, defined as [RB] TOWNHOUSE. A single-family dwelling unit constructed in a group of three or...
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    IEBC 2018 Substantial Structural Alteration

    I am working on a renovation to an existing building, and one section of the IEBC is causing a bit of disagreement within the office. The section in question reads as follows: [BS] SUBSTANTIAL STRUCTURAL ALTERATION. An alteration in which the gravity load-carrying structural elements altered...
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    IRC Townhouse Braced Wall Line Requirements

    We have been having a discussion in my office lately on the requirements for designing townhouses per the IRC. The main question is do we need to comply with the braced wall requirements per unit, or is the entire group of townhouses to be designed as a single structure. Often these structures...
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    Wood truss deflection over time

    Creep is a known concern with wood trusses, and the additional deflection over time can lead to higher than expected deflections than those reported by the design software. I am currently working on a building where there were some drywall cracks and the owner is concerned that the building is...
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    Spray foam insulation shear resistance

    I have a project where they were supposed to install wood sheathing on a shear wall, and neglected to do so. The contractor is now trying to argue that the densglass sheathing and spray foam should provide some shear resistance, so they don't have to strip off the existing gyp and provide the...
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    Load Duration for 5 PSF Interior Partition

    I'm designing an interior wood bearing wall to support 3 floors and a roof, as well as the standard horizontal load of 5 psf. The code does not specify exactly what this horizontal load is, and how it should be combined with other loads. Since this is a wood wall, the duration factor of the...

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