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I have designed a low sloped roof (.25/12) to act as a shear diaphram. The metal deck I am using is non-composite. I have specified 3.5 inches of concrete which, by virtue of the dead load, will resist most uplift but not all. Is the bond between the metal deck and the concrete...
I am currently designing a working dog kennel for the local police dept. All ten runs will have sloped floors to a gutter equipped with a floor drain. I am contemplating not installing traps at each floor drain. The only trap and vent will be at the termination of each of the building drains on...
I am involved in a project to retrofit new steel joists between existing over stressed joists. Has anyone had any experience, any clever ideas on how to do this without disturbing the space above? Because the existing concrete and joist floor system has a considerable sag, the new joists will...