Thread 507-441956 and 725-244744 ask why and if weep holes are required in tube members. A lot of people gave their opinion and some were correct but no one in either thread gave any references to back up their opinions. Basically both threads are now closed and no real information was given in...
I have a Burger joist catalog from the 1970s.
They have a table that lists the chord properties but the they designate their chords using an odd section number.
I was able to determine from their chart that the joist I am analyzing has a chord section number 0859 but they do not
say how this...
If I remember correctly, this is not the first time they have had trouble with snow on the Metro Dome roof.
I am sure the building code in Minn requires roofs to support more than 17" of snow.
Did the owners get a special variance because the roof is supported with internal air pressure?
It...
ASCE 7-05 has tables for Open Buildings for pitched roofs.
All the MWFRS tables for open roofs have values for Load Case A and Load Case B. I can not find anywhere in the document where they define what Load Case A and B are and why the values differ so much. Does anyone know what these load...
We have a roof where we are removing a ballasted roof and replacing it with a single ply membrane roof. We now have a small net uplift on the roof.
The SJI Specifications say that bottom chord bridging is required near the first B/C panel point.
We have done some limited testing on a mock-up...
