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I am working on a project involving a pre-engineered steel building and an existing foundation. The concrete footings/foundation is in place and the steel frames are erected. I was called in by the owner to review the design and construction after some issues were noted during...
I am working on the design of cold formed metal framing (light gauge) exterior wall studs supporting a slate shingle finsish. I have spoken with people at the slate company as well as the National Slate Association requesting guidance on the allowable deflection criteria. Neither had any...
I am working on an elevated concrete tunnel, for which the floor must meet "superflat" requirements. The tunnel width is 20' and is 250' long. The floor is a cast in place concrete, one-way slab with reinforcing in two mats (each direction) top and bottom. Is it at all realistic to try to cast...
A colleague of mine and I have different views on support of steel beams on timber, and I was hoping for some additional insight. I was always taught that steel beams should never be supported on timber. My colleague disagrees and says he does this all the time in residential projects. I...
I recently investigaged a fire damaged condominium unit. The exterior of the building is a clay brick veneer, and a steel angle lintel over a window opening was slightly bowed inward towards the location of the fire (1/2" +/-). Does this lintel need to be replaced?
I have a mezzanine floor framed with open web steel bar joists 2'-0" o.c., 9/16" 26 gage steel form deck, 4" total depth slab with 6x6-W2.1xW2.1 WWF. The contractor would like to put a 14,000 pneumatic tire lift on the slab. Actually, they put the lift on the slab without asking and then were...
The project involves the renovation of an 100 year old building. Clay brick exterior bearing walls, steel frame interior supporting timber joists. Floor diaphragm is lumber sheathed (perpendicular to joists) with hardwood over top of planks (perpendicular to lumber sheathing).
All interior...
I am working on a three story composite steel frame building. The exterior walls are balloon framed light gage metal studs(studs run by the edge of slab). If the slabs are cast prior to assembling the exterior walls, is it really necessary to provide a slip connection between the studs and the...
