I have checked all the previous threads regarding the force transfer around openings approach that is specified in the the CBC2007 and I still have one question. Can this approach be used if the opening is a door rather than a window, assuming that holdowns are located only at the ends of the...
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I have been reading all the threads that I can regarding the ACI 318 Appendix D and the calculation for anchor bolt capacity placed in concrete. I just recently performed a calculation based on a Simpson shearwall that is SW18x9 and is resisting a relatively minor ASD load of 420 lb...
Hello,
I have been reading all the threads that I can regarding the ACI 318 Appendix D and the calculation for anchor bolt capacity placed in concrete. I just recently performed a calculation based on a Simpson shearwall that is SW18x9 and is resisting a relatively minor ASD load of 420 lb...
A client has asked for a retaining wall to be designed in his backyard which has an existing slope. The proposed wall will only be six feet high, CMU, with a concrete footing. The slope that will be behind the wall is at 1:1.
Without a soils report I am assuming a class 4 soil from the CBC...
I am trying to put a panel schedule together, but I have never done it before. It is for a pool building that has some pumps for the pool and spa. I saw an example of another one that shows equivalent load on the A and B phase, my question is whether this is required for 240 Volt application...
I recently had a client ask me if I could provide assistance with turning his condo duplex into a townhome because he wanted to add another story to the building. He mentioned that a process called a condo open air envelope would have to be initiated, but I have never heard of this. Has...
