I have some high load interior shear walls I need to attach to a proposed PT slab on grade foundation. (550 PLF) Finishing concrete around placed anchor bolts on the interior of the slab will be a nightmare. I do not want anything nailed or shot into PT deeper than 1/2 in, which is basically...
UL roof assemblies list minimum sizes for steel supports that work in that assembly. For instance, UL P723 says W6x16, 10K1 or 12K5 steel joist minimum size. That is pretty common.
I cannot find any basis for that "minimum size". Weight per LF? Depth? Flange thickness? Web thickness? Is a...
Has anyone tried to use enercalc's ASCE 7-10 wind calculation module? Yikes. The default pressure coefficients all totally wrong. When you correct them, You get a reasonable wind load. The problem is that when you hit save or print, it automatically resets to the default values that are wrong...
I am looking at a few exterior deck failures in which ledgers have been inadequately attached to concrete or masonry walls. (These connections were horrible and not worth discussing here.) The wood requirements generally govern anchor spacing (i.e. 2-rows of 5/8" anchors at 16" o.c. or similar)...
