Using s.o.g as a bracing element is a fine concept for the designer. After the building has been in use and all the design professionals have gone away what happens when the next building owner decides to remove portions of the slab. Not knowing the slab was used for bracing it could cause...
If you have a masonry veneer, then the maximum deflection should not exceed 3/8 of an inch. Never more than the mortar joint width. Any greater deflection will create hairline cracks along the joint where it touches the masonry unit.
what is my fire rated assembly where I used open web steel joists, metal form deck, 4" thick 4000lb concrete decking. I will have a standard suspended acoustic tile ceiling below. Can someone help me
