I am designing a commercial building in Northern Nevada, 90' x 180' x 24' tall, with 8" lightweight CMU. What should spacing/size of expansion joints/control joints be? Is there an industry reference? what is a common delta-T for temp. differential - 100 degrees F.? Does that control the...
The tables in the figure require interpolation to find exact values for the coefficients. Is there a spreadsheet (Excel or Mathcad) that solves these tables given the variables B, s and h?
I'm looking for feedback about the 2 codes. For the simplified procedure in 2003 IBC/ASCE 7-02, it appears the loads you come up with (using table 1609.6.2.1(1) and 1609.6.2.1(4))are significantly less than what you get using UBC. comments?
Is there a requirement for structural members exposed to weather (deck joists, girders and posts) to be pressure treated or naturally resistant to decay? Project is in
Lake Tahoe area.
I'm looking for typical connection details for rod or cable x-bracing for metal roofs (over 2x wood purlins over wood trusses)with unrated shear capacity for lateral loads. Bay spacing is 16'. Dwg, dxf, or pdf format details would be great. Roof pitch is 3:12. Trusses are 8' o.c. so rods will...
