I am working through the preliminary design of a 13 story building (steel framed with X bracing) and was hoping to get some feedback on how others go about checking wind drift/interstory drift in their designs.
(1) Do you check the drift just at the center of rigidity?
(2) Do you check the...
Does anyone know of a resource that would list allowable loads for light gage Stran Steel Joists? I am dealing with an existing building that has 12" 12 gage Stran Steel Joists for the roof. I can't find anything online except some testing done at the University of Michigan in 1945, but it was...
