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  1. denoid

    ASCE 7-10 Fig 28.4-1 vs ASCE 7-05 Fig 6-10

    I apologize if this has already been answered somewhere in a previous post, but I couldn't find it. When you compare the two figures from the two versions of how to apply the wind load to wall and roof faces, the numbers of the wall/roof faces (1-6, 1E-6E) of the building are not the same...
  2. denoid

    my next life

    I’ll try to say this as short as possible. In December, 2011, I finished my 37th year of engineering practice in the private sector. Prior to 2008, I thought I could actually retire someday, but it’s not looking good coming up on age 60. While I’ve mostly enjoyed many aspects of my career...
  3. denoid

    Design of supported floor for AASHTO loading

    In the near future, I will be designing a county garage building on horrible soil conditions. The building will need to be on piles, grade beams, etc. The architect also wants to use precast floor members. I believe the trucks will fall under the H-20 load conditions, but I'll have to check...
  4. denoid

    Prison Break

    Just curious if anyone caught the 2-hour pilot for the new Fox Channel series "Prison Break" last night? The main character is a Structural Engineer, who gets himself thrown into prison, so he can help his older brother on death row escape. Of course, his brother is innocent, and was framed...
  5. denoid

    London Theater Ceiling Collapse

    I'd be curious to hear from some of our British friends what happened here? Has there been any more news of the cause? (Seems like a pretty recent renovation). (From the BBC): Theatre shuts after ceiling fall Police and ambulance staff were called to the theatre A West End theatre has...
  6. denoid

    IBC Wind Load Tables

    For the Main Windforce Resisting System load table 1609.6.2.1(1), there are columns for "Horizontal Loads" and "Maximumn Horizontal Wall Loads". Footnote "b" for the "Horizontal Loads" refers one to Figure 1609.6(3), while footnote "d" for the...
  7. denoid

    Does anyone know if there are publi

    Does anyone know if there are published tables for the allowable load capacity of Dox plank? (Looks like stack bond masonry spanning horizontally from underside of plank). I looked at an existing roof of an old laundromat yesterday with 16" wide dox plank spanning about 24 feet. The...
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    Dox plank

    Does anyone know if there are published tables for the allowable load capacity of Dox plank? (Looks like stack bond masonry spanning horizontally from underside of plank). I looked at an existing roof of an old laundromat yesterday with 16" wide dox plank spanning about 24 feet. The...

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