Dear Engineers,
I'm trying to settle a disagreement I have with an engineer (I'm an architect) about Chapter 16, Table 1604.3. Footnote “f” states: “The wind load is permitted to be taken as 0.7 times the “component and cladding” loads for the purpose of determining deflection limits herein”...
I'm trying to calculate the volume of rain that would accumulate at the base of a building facade during a driving rain. The example I have in mind is a 50 story office building without setbacks, adjacent to a 1 story building, where the facade overlooking the low building is unprotected by...