I am designing a lean-to roof (no walls) against an existing metal building to cover equipment that serves the existing building. Figure 6-18A in ASCE 7-05 provides windward & leeward coefficients for calculating wind pressure(s), but the Load Cases A&B are not illustrated or defined for open...
I am filling an opening (26' wide x 16' high) in an existing 12" solid concrete wall (not tilt-up) with 12" CMU in a running bond pattern. The opening is currently installed with a folding (4 leaf) metal door that operates much like a closet bifold door. The metal door is a corrosion headache...
The guideline which most closely addresses your question that I have found is in AISC Hollow Structural Section Connections Manual.
Refer to Page 7-9, first paragraph headed AXIAL COMPRESSION LOADING. You will need to have your AISC LRFD 3rd Ed right next to you.
Hope this is helpful....
Florida Building Code Section 1611.1.6 was the guideline I was looking for. The statement in FBC is very generalized and relies upon ASCE 7-20 for the methodology needed to comply with code.
Thanks to all for their inputs, they were illuminating and helpful.
Thanks to all for the inputs. At present, I have had little luck in finding a generally accepted document which specifically addresses this issue.
Apparantly, the practice of merely resting a curb on a flat roof, with little more than a token screw or two, has been around since Noah built the...
Is there a guideline that addresses the requirements for anchoring large Air Handling Units for windload to flat roofs? ASCE 7-02 has yeilded little specific info that gives good insight to this issue.
Most AHU vendors provide sparse details regarding my main concern; that being a clear load...
