Can anyone provide any info on a scissor stair being 2 stairs and not one. I have an 8 inch block wall dividing the stair, sprinklers, steel pan stairs concrete filled, fireproofing and 5/8 F.C. sheetrock. Below is the code section. Thanks in advance for any help.
1007.1.1 Two Exits or Exit...
Getting the digital seal is not a problem but can anyone tell how to go about obtaining a digital signature. Any tips will be greatly appreciated. Thanks
Does any other State have a Self Cerification Policy? The link below is being considered in NJ.
http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/2014/Bills/A3500/3047_I1.HTM
Are moment connections used with composite metal deck construction?? Does AISC specify anything about this??
I have always seen portal frames designed with non-composite beams.
Any tips will greatly appreciated.
Has anyone ever designed concrete on metal decks bearing on wood frame construction. The architect seems to think its OK?? Any tips will be greatly appreciated. Thanks.
Can someone describe what Appendix D Buildings Exempted from Torsional Wind Load Cases is all about.
Typically its 30 feet, 2 stories and light frame. Any tips will be appreciated.
The IBC code is clear as long as there is a structural ridge beam with posts no thrust will occur at the exterior walls. Therefore no heel connection design is required. Is this because of plate action of the plywood. Any tips will be greatly appreciated. When I place the snow load perpendicular...
I am a expert witness on a very large house that was not issued a final C of O because the contractor was terminated. The building inspector allowed the general contractor to do his own design build. The architect is no longer on the job. What is the Building inspectors exposure allowing the...
I have a 3 x 12 bolted to masonry wall for floor framing. Can someone verify the single shear value of a 7/8 bolt. Any tips will greatly appreciated. I have a value of 495 pounds but it seems low. Thanks
Does anyone know what the numbers 86, 75 and 65 mean. These are 3 of the strongest and hardest softwoods available. Any tips will be greatly appreciated.
I just inspected a residence and the garage slab has settled 6 inches in the center of garage in a V-like shape. When the car is parked the bearing pressure and deflection coinicide at the centerline. Has anyone ever seen a 6 inch deflection? Any tips will be greatly appreciated.
Does anyone know what the M stands in the wood girder size 5 1/4 x 18M or 3 1/2 x 12M. The house was built in 2006. Any tips will be greatly appreciated. The 14 inch deep wood joists are TJI's series 350
I made an inspection of a residence with a newly constructed vaulted roof. The architect has been fired so I am trying to fix the roof which may have to demolished. Essentially its 16 feet high down to 9 feet, 50 long and 30 feet wide. The roof is sliding off its supports at this point and the...
Can someone explain the difference between continuous and simple span reactions to piers per LRFD 3.6.1.3.1. Why 2 trucks on the continuous span and only 1 on the simple span. The lane load is for both conditions. Any tips will be appreciated. Thanks.
I just inspected a 90 year old 4 family brick building and found that its out of plumb 3 inches over 37 feet. The basement walls are 12 inch brick and the the other 3 floors are 8 inch brick. I am thinking of adding a new wythe to make it all 12 inch brick. I am also planning to underpin the old...
Can anyone verify with a 3,000 pound wheel load in the center of a 5 inch slab on grade that it transmits a maximum soil bearing pressure of just 150 psf. Westergaards formula is based on a radius of relative stiffness and a soil modulus. The soil k value I used was 300pci. Any tips will be...
