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I need to design (size and embedment) several cantilever pilings (probably open 12" - 14" diam steel pipe)to replace existing timber pilings that support a series of 5' x 20' floating docks ... the design site (Puget Sound) is a slightly sloping (1 : 12) sandy beach (with...
Basically, when is the overstrength factor required to be applied in light-frame wood design?
Previous thread176-244422 asked this question, JAE replied and referred to previous Eng-Tips discussion; consequently, I searched the site for the previous posts but came up empty.
I attended a...
Engineers,
I need to develop the structural requirements for the repair of a 1982 (2) story log house damaged by fire. The house is not a "kit" type log house; it was hand built. The 2nd story is a total loss and will be removed and subsequently rebuilt using standard 2x6 light frame...
I have two 42 ft wide x 18 ft high x 40 ft long arch structures similar to a WWII "qunset hut" building. Both are supported along the sides only (not the ends) on walls 9 ft high. The structures consist of a series of light weight steel arches on 4 ft centers with a fabric cover. Both ends are...
I have a residential, non-load bearing, 14 ft high, interior wall constructed of 2x4 studs at 16" c/c with drywall each side. The wall is not intended to carry gravity loads nor lateral loads. Is there any design criteria for this wall? I think I remember a 5 psf lateral load requirement for...
Section 1605.3 of the 2003 IBC defines load combinations for allowable stress design, one of which is equa 16-9 which requires combination of D (deadload) + 0.7E (earthquake) + L (liveload) + (Lr or S (snow) or R (rain))...section 1605.3.1.1 allows the combined loads to be multiplied by a 0.75...
