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    Is Roof Live Load considered transitory to allow 1/3 stress increase for bearing?

    Working on a 180-ft long span PEMB and getting huge kickout loads. Geotech took "Easy Button" and used presumptive capacities from IBC Table 1806.2 for clay soils resulting in lateral resistance of 100 psf/ft depth passive and 130 psf shear strength of soil. At least they gave us 2,500 psf...

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