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Well, Rowengineer, the cold storage will be around 60' x 80'. There is no wearing slab over insulation. It is only a 6" slab over soil. On the humidity, the area is a warehouse that has a 70% RH at least. But normally the area or geographical area the warehouse is very humid. Thanks for the...

I'm verifiyng if it is possible to install a cold storage room inside an existing warehouse over an existing 6" slab. The room is to operate at 2 C / 35.6 F. The cold room provided says that no demolition of the slab is required but I think there is going to be some heaving or swelling in the...

On the ICC website they are selling a 3 book series (examples) that uses the IBC 2006 for seismic.....

The Code is the UBC 1997 with the 1999 ARPE ammendments. Seismic Zone 3. Verify if the structure is FM Gloobal insured use their Data sheet 1-28 for wind loads. There have been talks about using the IBC 2006 , but nothing yet has been decided..

Yes, it is a drag link, so i'll have to designed similar to a base plate with uplift. The rebar has to develope the required tension drag that will be applied to the plate. Thanks for your input...

I'm designing a steel building on which steel braces are used for lateral on one direction and shear walls (elevator and stair shaft)on the other. How do I connect the building to the shear walls core. I have seen it with a steel plate with welded Nelson Studs casted inside the core. After the...

I'm designing a concrete structure for deflagration loads. I'm using the FM 1-44 data sheet and the ACI 3-49 code. Does any one uses another publication. Thanks

Please refer to Mason Industries website. They have example of selection of vibration absorbers for unbalanced load equipment.

I now they are pipes because some of them have a small hole throught and you can see it is a pipe. The thickness of the wall is .125".

The building is 35 years old. The manufacturer has been out of the industry for years.

I'm doing an evaluation of an Prefabricated Metal Building. I'm looking for data on the buildings steel joists. The steel joist's bottom and top chord are not double angles. They are similar to the shape drawn here \__|¯¯|__/ . The web elements are bent pipe sections 3/4" in diameter. Is...

Thanks...it is exactly what I'm looking for...

I'm looking for the seismic equations used on that code..

Is there a copy of the UBC 1976 available somewhere on the internet. Thanks!

For High wind areas use "Wind loads and Anchor Bolt Design for Petrochemical Facilities" from the ASCE. It explains the wind load distributions for pipe rack and platforms.