Continuing Wood Panel Diaphragms Through Fire Walls
NOTE: Questions at the end... any thoughts would be greatly appreciated...
PERTINENT CODE PROVISIONS:
IBC 2018, 706.2 Structural Stability
Fire walls shall be designed and constructed to allow collapse of the structure on either side...
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I'm writing to see if anyone is aware of an alternative rational approach for evaluating the performance of a metal-deck-supported concrete floor slab under concentrated loading.
The floor slab is a composite steel deck (e.g. VLI profile, for instance) of some height, filled with...
It seems clear that the 15 psf partition load, as required in IBC 2015 section 1607.5 is considered a live load... at least, the commentary appears to present it that way, when it states, "This partition allowance is included under live loads..."
--- What's less clear is whether or not this...
Sorry, I posted this as a question, and I meant to post it as a "helpful tip"...
I've posted technical data for a number of old bar joist manufacturer's products at the following thread.
Included is joist information for Bethlehem, Standard Iron and Wired, Macomber, Sheffield, Armco-Sheffield...
There’s an equation from a text that is giving me something of a fit…
A vessel strikes the tip of a cantilevered finger pier at some oblique angle.
1. The initial condition finds a mass (m) moving along at a constant velocity (v) resulting in a kinetic energy (KE = ½ mv^2); while the...
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The following is the definition of Pw for timber rivets, according to the 2001 NDS, section 13.2.1 (pg 116-117):
"Pw = tabulated nominal wood capacity design values parallel to grain (Tables 13.2.1.A-13.2.1.F) using wood member thickness for the member dimensions in Tables...
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The following is the definition of Pw for timber rivets, according to the 2001 NDS, section 13.2.1 (pg 116-117):
"Pw = tabulated nominal wood capacity design values parallel to grain (Tables 13.2.1.A-13.2.1.F) using wood member thickness for the member dimensions in Tables...
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Are wastewater treatment facilities typically designed with an eye toward blast mitigation, under the current building codes; due to the presence of methane and other potentially flammable/explosive gasses...?
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Walterbrennan
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I have a general question about masonry load-bearing wall construction. Considering a typical exterior building wall corner, constructed of load-bearing CMU in running bond. Assume that no control joint was indicated to be located precisely at the corner; neither by the...
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Given: a gabled roof with an attached, flat lower roof immediately adjacent to the low end of the gable on one side.
Desired: is the drift height (hd) specifically limited by the vertical difference between the top of the low (flat) roof and the bottom of the gable above; or can...
