I have a footing of a concrete foundation wall that I would like to design as a horizontal beam spanning between two exterior walls (58'-4" span) to resist the sliding forces imposed by the foundation wall. Can I just use my soil bearing pressure as a force in the vertical direction and my...
I am designing a free standing masonry firewall. I have read several related threads about the loading but my question is about the height. Is there a height limitation (h/t) if I am designing the wall for the imposed loads? Also, I have noticed references to a 'slender wall' but have not been...
I have structural steel grid supporting gabled cold form trusses, there is no diaphram at bottom of trusses (top of steel beams). Don't I need to provide xbracing in horizontal plane to transfer lateral roof loads into vertical bracing? Also, do you consider trusses bracing top flange?
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