any idea of when VSR will be approved for ASME code requirements for stress relief. I know NASA and the Federal Government have used VSR on heavy welded structures, so why not ASME b&PVs?
Anyone know of prescriptive or analytical methods for determining the reduced values in shear wall capacity when using either undersized fasteners or larger spacings shown in the IBC tables? The sheathings in my case (analysis of existing structure) are gypsum wallboard and gypsum sheathing...
