Section 2308.6 of the IBC 2006/2009, calls for anchors to be placed within a minimum of 4" and a maximum of 12" from the end of a plate/sill. Is this requirement only if you are using the prescriptive method or is this something that applies for all cases?
I have a 3 story building that has floor heights of 11'-3", 15'-3" and 10'-0" and the architect is wanting to put a brick veneer on the building. It will exceed the 30' requirement for wood backing. He is wanting to use load bearing masonry at the bottom floor and then attach a steel lintel...
Section 2305.3.8.2.1.2 of the IBC 2006 reads as follows:
"The allowable shear set forth in Table 2306.4.1 shall not exceed 490 plf"
I am interpreting that as the maximum value you can take from the table is 490 plf, but then you can use the 40% increase as allowed in Section 2306.4.1.
Am I...
These are all very good points, but which option are you all typically showing on your drawings. And also, what are you guys seeing being done in the field more?
I am designing a multi-family residential wood framed building and am interested to see what other people are doing about a situation that I am having. I am using the tenant separation walls and corridor walls for shear walls. But on the interior of the unit, they are framing the non-load...
We inquired to the ICC about the corridor/breezeways outside the units that only service rooms and we were told this was 40 psf but if there are any public rooms then it has to be 100 psf, but they were vague to what constitutes a public room. It seems silly to me to have to design the whole...
We are having discussion in our office about when to use 40psf for multi-family corridors and when to use 100psf and would like to know if anyone has ever gotten word from IBC for a clarification.
The code says that you can use 40 psf for private rooms and the corridors servicing them and 100...
