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  1. Dvdt18

    Bolts subject to bending - Ledger board fastened through brick veneer

    To all future folks reading this. Here's a helpful article. https://seblog.strongtie.com/2017/06/spanning-the-gap/ AWC Technical Report 12 was very helpful. Thanks.
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    Bolts subject to bending - Ledger board fastened through brick veneer

    Thanks phamENG. Agreed, it's not easy, just looking for re-assurance that it isn't easy to verify bolts in bending. Stiffness is a whole other issue. Bearing stresses and cross grain tension and torsion further complicates things. Just curious if there actually is any literature out there...
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    Bolts subject to bending - Ledger board fastened through brick veneer

    Good Day All, Just curious to see if anyone has come across design resources for for bolts subject to bending. BVLZ are not approved in Canada and therefore not available. Thank you in advance.
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    Soil type

    Perhaps Marl? We see a fair bit of it in the Ottawa area? We've found similar deposits near swampy areas, some deposits near rivers, etc. May be able to dig up a photo. Feels almost chalky to touch and very light weight. Consists of some organic content and is classified as an organic soil...
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    Rafter Tie Spacing

    There is no usual spacing as it depends on your rafter design and the lateral thrust. If your using the rafter ties in conjunction with ceiling ties then the rafter ties are being utilized to reduce the span of the rafters and the ceiling ties to resist lateral thrust. If your omitting ceiling...
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    Wall strapping instead of sheathing

    IRS Section R602.10.4 may Assist with your questions https://codes.iccsafe.org/content/IRC2015/chapter-6-wall-construction Personally, I wouldn't count on the strapping adequately transferring the lateral loads of the structure as a whole to the foundation. Yes the strapping will brace the...
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    Designing wood rafters with raised rafter tie spaced every second rafter (Lateral thrust)

    Thanks Dave and XR250 for your input.
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    Designing wood rafters with raised rafter tie spaced every second rafter (Lateral thrust)

    Attachment 2https://files.engineering.com/getfile.aspx?folder=9a6a2cae-9b82-4d45-a851-fc9d0b2b91cf&file=Raised_Rafter_Tie.PNG
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    Designing wood rafters with raised rafter tie spaced every second rafter (Lateral thrust)

    Good Evening All and thank you in advance for your input. This is presently being debated within our office. A client would like to construct a roof with a raised rafter tie located at the lower 1/3rd of the ridge height. Those rafter ties would be provided at 4 foot on centre and rafters at...
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    Drilled holes in 2x8 joists near end of span

    See attached. May be helpful but also for Timber Construction. Can be found here https://aitc-glulam.org/index.php/technical-notes/https://files.engineering.com/getfile.aspx?folder=10eb9ff3-d2f4-4be4-a0e9-6c562c4580aa&file=AITC-TN-19-2012.pdf
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    Glass Guard Approval

    As EDStainless said, most of the glass guards we design have the stamp in the bottom corner. Perhaps they have an invoice with more spec's on the glass? If the hardware is from C.R. Laurence, you may be able to find detailed spec's here...
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    Deck to existing house

    Perhaps the Simpson Strong Tie BVLZ? Unsure if they'd have approval in your state yet, but may be worth consideration if it meets the loading. https://www.strongtie.com/deckconnectors_decks/bvl_plate/p/bvlz#LoadTables
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    Truss Modification

    jwhitmer, I'm unsure what a common manufacture is for gusset plates in your area, has plywood gussets been explored as an alternative? Alternatively, Mitek has number gussets available here https://www.mitek.ca/Products/Truss-Connector-Plates/Connector-Plates/ and some helpful evaluation...
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    Installing door in existing foundation wall....what to do about frost

    We typically require it up the existing foundation walls on the exterior, extending around the existing footing to the subgrade, and installed below the proposed footings and foundation wall encasing the stairwell and extending out beyond the proposed footings in each direction as required for...
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    Solar panel mounting system

    I'm unsure the area you are in, but in our area (Ontario, Canada) the national building code has very helpful structural commentaries for solar arrays on roofs to calculate the wind uplift on the array. Paragraphs 56 to 58 of NBC 2015 Structural Commentaries Part 4 of Devision B. For part 9...
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    Modular Home Foundation Wall Anchorage

    Craig H, The modular home company we continuously do work for every few years comes up with new ideas on how to attach their modular homes to the foundation, of course trying to be as cost effective as possible...the most recent idea they've come up with are doubling up the sill plate and...
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    Field Torch Cutting Beam Flanges

    Marinaman, unsure if this is helpful but here's some other threads with similar discussions https://www.eng-tips.com/viewthread.cfm?qid=198807 https://www.eng-tips.com/viewthread.cfm?qid=321319 https://www.eng-tips.com/viewthread.cfm?qid=210234 Thanks,
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    IRC 2015 Cutting, Drilling and notching wood joists

    Ron247, see attached info which may be helpful if the notches are already in place. http://americaninstitutetimberconstruction.org/wp-content/uploads/Technical_Notes/AITC-TN-19-2012.pdf As for code reference, in our area the plumbing code has strict guidelines for location of holes (which they...
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    OWSJ Identification

    Before going your own analysis to determine the capacity of the joist you could check with the owner, City or Municipality with any drawings they may have available for the building. I'd re-check your measurements on the joists and re-submit to SJI with any discrepancies and look on every...
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    OWSJ Identification

    Deener, The SJI has some great standards of practice for evaluating steel joist's (https://steeljoist.org/ansi/). Their technical digest 12 (link below) has some great commentary on evaluation of existing joists and methods for strengthening existing joists for additional load, quite useful...

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