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Does anyone know of a good reference to calculate the shear strength of a single fastener in shear in plywood? I tried looking at NDS, but nothing really comes to mind. Trying to connect a light gauge strap to sheathing. The tables for the sheathing in NDS don't really apply because the way the...

I meant ridge board sorry. Not ridge beam. what you're calling a hip jack im calling a jack rafter.

Do you mean to say that you turn the cieling joists 90degrees at the end?

At first glance this seems it would answer many questions. but after reading it, it leaves some questions. for one it was not really a true hip roof. what was the bottom framed to? how were the rafter jacks connected for the hip side? I know im sounding negative. but I do actually appreciate you...

Right so the ceiling joists perpendicular to the ridge pick up the thrust. I was talking about the jack rafters. those have quite a bit of thrust in them. And the last ceiling joists at the end of the ridge beam arent detailed or fastened with enough connected to carry that thrust. At least not...

I'm sure this topic comes up quite a lot. I have seen soooooo many hip roofs framed. We all know about the lateral thrust at the corners/lower support if there is nothing holding up the edge of the ridge or if the roof is framed with trusses. So why in the world are these roofs still standing...

Did anyone else hear "ice ice baby" in their head when they read the title?

Would it make sense for an engineer not to inspect the same building they design? .......liability? ..... conflict of interest?

There are special inspections required by code for certain construction. The question is who is enforcing the inspections. The inspections need to be done by a third party engineer who is qualified.

Good job on the building departments. For valley beam, I found myself explaining snow drift in two directions and having to use much higher loads. When your rafters are TJI's and your spans and over 20ft......

Thanks for this. And now the obligatory..... define "construction of a minor nature" hahahahaha.

That's a really interesting point! Should IBC design require IBC inspections in a residential construction?. In chapter 17 some sections have exceptions. Was there a specific exception you were talking about?

number 6 got me!!!! Im on the floor

Theres more of a focus on lateral design inland? I would have though closer to the coasts for winds. Interesting. Regarding the roof framing, I agree. Have you come across hip roofs with design issues as well?

Are those straps meant to go over the sheathing? Do you specify certain nails?

I see, I'm generally talking about commercial construction. I find many contractors that have flipped a home or two all of a sudden are somehow granted the big projects. And there is a really different standard. Inspections? submittals? Shop drawings? It would seem that its the contractors...

Can you post an example of the roof lines not aligning? As for architectural designers, I have come across quite a few of those. Potential homeowners buying plans online and then "just need a stamp" to build.

As the design engineer, whose responsibility is it to get the construction inspected according to building code? I am coming across many many many contractors, all of which have been "doing this for 30 years" of course, that have no idea about special inspections. Clearly they are not having...

Can’t say I’ve come across that one too much. But I have seen elevations definitely misrepresent heights of buildings. As in not drawn to scale.

I’ve often thought about this too. I came up with a few ideas. 1. Since the straps are actually for uplift, use joist hangers that are also rated for uplift. 2. A potential option is to nail a short rafter to the rafter that is strapped so you can nail the sheathing to to it. 3. …. Is there a...