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  1. TheBorg123

    Applying building code to outdoor space

    cdafd, see below: 1. when you say open area, do you mean completely open?? no side walls, no canopy? That is correct, it is completely open. No walls or canopy. 2. Do you know which fire code and edition the city has adopted??? I believe it's the 2018 North Carolina State Building Code, which...
  2. TheBorg123

    Applying building code to outdoor space

    We have a manufacturing facility, and we do painting in an open air area. We have never had an issue over the previous 40 years during fire inspections. We even had OSHA and the DNR come through in the past and the VOC's we release are within the allowable amount. Recently, a new deputy fire...
  3. TheBorg123

    Thickness used in punching shear calculation

    Thank you for the reply Mark. I have another question. There is also 1" steel plate which covers the entire slab. In determining the strength for punching shear, I'm trying to figure out how much the plate will distribute the wheel loads (a single large vehicle). I can completely ignore the...
  4. TheBorg123

    Thickness used in punching shear calculation

    Edit: My apologies; the distance from the bottom to the center of the reinforcement is 1.06", not 7/16".
  5. TheBorg123

    Thickness used in punching shear calculation

    I have a suspended 7" slab which has a 2" cement mortar finish. My question is if I can use the entire depth when calculating my effective depth d. The center of the bottom reinforcement is 7/16" from the bottom. So, my question is if my d in the punching shear equations can be 9" - 7/16", or...

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