Has anyone here had any experience with being the EOR on shipping container projects? Specifically in the US under the IBC?
I recently had a client reach out about wanting to do a commercial project. It sounds about the easiest form of a shipping container project - one 8’ x 40’ container with...
Can someone help explain section E3 of AISC 360-10. It seems counterintuitive to me. The critical compression stress is a function of the elastic buckling stress which is a function of the unbraced length. As the unbraced length decreases, the elastic buckling increases which in turn decreases...
https://whnt.com/news/huntsville/investigation-into-vbc-ceiling-collapse-begins/
Plater ceiling collapsed, luckily no one hurt.
How do wind loads work on exterior ceilings under a floor above? Any chance of wind suction here?
I am trying to track down a load table for a hollow core slab. Existing drawings (dated in 1984) call out: 6” core slab 57 type. Does anyone have any experience tracking down load tables for existing hollow core slabs?
Thanks in advance.
I am working with a client (USA) to get approval for a product he has developed. The next step is for him to get an ICC ESR report for the product so it can be approved nation wide. Does anyone have an experience going through the process of obtaining an ICC ESR approval? Any help would be...
I've got a question about the use of a non-load bearing (vertical load) shear wall using plywood in type 2 B construction. The following are excerpts from the IBC:
Combustible materials shall be permitted in buildings of Type I or II construction in the following applications and in accordance...
Does anyone know where I can find shear design values for light-gauge shear walls for plywood sheathing that is not Structural 1. AISI 213 Cold-Formed Steel Framing - Lateral Design Table C2.1-1 and C2.1-3 only have design values for 15/32" structural 1 grade plywood. It does not provide values...
I am designing the foundations for a pre-engineered building designed to the 2015 IBC. I want to make sure that the wind load reactions I am designing for are ultimate wind loads and have not been reduced for ASD load load combinations. I don't want to take the 0.6 load reduction on the wind...
I am doing some design development on a 4- story multi family residential development. The architect is wanting balconies that cantilever from the wood framed structure.
Does anyone have any experience with Parallam Plus products from Trus Joist. It is a pressure treated engineered parallam...
I want to attach the top track of a metal stud wall to a sloped roof. The roof purlins are perpendicular to the wall. Is there a proprietary clip that is often used for a connection like this? Or is a custom made, light gauge bent plate required?
The roof slope is a 4:12 and I can't see a...
