What version of ASCE 7 is the 2015 IBC based on? I have recently started to review the new building code and in the 2013 building code in the "Effective Use of the IBC/CBC" in the Structural Provisions section the ASCE 7 version was listed.
There was also a table in this section for each...
I need to design a drilled pier and grade beam foundation for a 1,000sf single family home. I have a soils report that provides the allowable skin friction which I will use to determine the minimum depth to support vertical loads (toe bearing is being ignored). To determine the minimum depth...
I need to design a drilled pier and grade beam foundation for a 1,000sf single family home. I have a soils report that provides the allowable skin friction which I will use to determine the minimum depth to support vertical loads (toe bearing is being ignored). To determine the minimum depth...
I am designing a three story wood home (2 stories + walk-out basement). The walk out basement has reinforced masonry walls on 2 sides with the remaining 2 walls being wood. I am having trouble demonstrating that I meet the criteria for two-stage analysis in Section 12.2.3.2.
My question is do...
I posted this in the Foundation Engineering forum, but thought I would try it here too. I have a client that would like to build a new garage 2 feet back from an existing 4 foot tall retaining wall.
Since I have no information on the existing wall other than that it is a "block wall with pins...
I have a client that would like to build a new garage 2 feet back from an existing 4 foot tall retaining wall.
Since I have no information on the existing wall other than that it is a "block wall with pins connecting the blocks together" I want to avoid placing an addition surcharge on the...
Hello All,
I am involved in a remodel project of an existing single story home built in the 1920's. The project was supposed to be a 1st story addition and has now morphed into a second story addition. The home has a concrete foundation with a wood sub-floor. I have done some preliminary...
I am designing a 4,000 sf office area wholly contained inside a 10,000 square foot building. Thee office is a big box 40'x 100'. The perimeter walls will support ceiling joists only. There is a clear space between the office ceiling and the warehouse roof of around 14 feet. My questions are...
I have a hypothetical question. When designing a 2 story wood structure with stacked shear walls, should the connection of the rim joist to the shear wall below be designed for the floor diaphragm shear or the shear wall load from the wall above?
For example lets assume we have two shear walls...
I am involved in a residential to commercial conversion where a two story house is being converted to a doctors office. The second story floor will not calc out with 50psf Live Load which is typical for an office. These rooms will be used for the doctor to meet a patient. The floor will work...
I am interested in learning more about the design of Light Gauge Steel. Anyone have recommendations on books/manuals I can use to educate myself. I have seen references to an AISI manual on this forum. I think I will start there. Any other recommendations?
I am planning on using knee braces to resist seismic loads on a deck attached to a single family home. (I can't show that the existing walls are adequate to resist the load, heavy snow loads).
I was discussing this with a colleague and he told me a local building department here in California...
On a remodel job I recently did the engineering on the homeowner has added a dormer to the existing roof cutting two 2'x4' openings in the roof. The holes are separated by one 2' bay. The dormer was not shown on the plans. Normally I would strap around openings like this. The homeowner...
I have a built up beam made out of a 2x10 sandwiched between to sheet of 3/4" plywood, and I have a couple of questions.
First I don't have the NDS supplement to get the fb and fv values for plywood but I think that they should be higher than DF#2 so I was going to just assume the DF values...
