I have a 3 story building that has floor heights of 11'-3", 15'-3" and 10'-0" and the architect is wanting to put a brick veneer on the building. It will exceed the 30' requirement for wood backing. He is wanting to use load bearing masonry at the bottom floor and then attach a steel lintel...
Section 2305.3.8.2.1.2 of the IBC 2006 reads as follows:
"The allowable shear set forth in Table 2306.4.1 shall not exceed 490 plf"
I am interpreting that as the maximum value you can take from the table is 490 plf, but then you can use the 40% increase as allowed in Section 2306.4.1.
Am I...
I am designing a multi-family residential wood framed building and am interested to see what other people are doing about a situation that I am having. I am using the tenant separation walls and corridor walls for shear walls. But on the interior of the unit, they are framing the non-load...
We are having discussion in our office about when to use 40psf for multi-family corridors and when to use 100psf and would like to know if anyone has ever gotten word from IBC for a clarification.
The code says that you can use 40 psf for private rooms and the corridors servicing them and 100...
