See attached pictures - I am NOT the EOR for this project, but noticed a potential disaster waiting to happen. I rough calculated the point load from beam reaction to be in the 25-30 kip range from roof load, CMU wall DL, PC Plank DL-LL, no bearing plate installed on the CMU and I believe not...
Situation: We have designed a residential garage slab with a reinforced turn down edge (24" below grade)under the garage door. Code official requires a continuous strip footing & foundation wall under garage door.
Worth fighting for?
I have a contractor that has repeatedly had 7-day and 28-day concrete cylinder breaks significantly lower than the specified strength. In a meeting on Friday, he presented 56-day breaks (from cored samples) that meet or are very close to the specified strength. My opinion is that the in place...
I am looking for a reference on Tangent Auger Cast Walls for a comparative study our firm is doing. This project will require a 15'-20' +/- excavation cut. Interlocking sheet piling and driven steel piles with wood lagging will also be considered.
If anyone has some type of reference with...
I have an architect that wants to offset a CMU course as the wall comes up out of the grade on a building. The offset, or step, is 7/8" and I cannot find much information on whether that is ok. It seems excessive to me since the majority of the bearing weight from above is carried in the face...
I have a client with an interesting CMU deterioration issue. The wall is a basement wall and adjacent to the garage. The wall does see some moisture from the exterior as well as vehicles with melting snow. There is a potential for some salt infiltration, again melting off the vehicle parked...
We have a very small hanging load (~50lbs)that will be supported by a 22 gauge metal roof deck. Does anybody have a bracket or hanger that would screw to the underside of the roof deck and can support a wire rope type hanging load.
Does anybody have information or a source regarding what appears to be a gypsum based structural roof? I visited a building today that has this type of roofing material with wire reinforcing embedded about a 1/3 up from the bottom...it appears to be around 3" thick. They may be prefabricated...
Wondering if anybody knows of, or can send a link to, articles or publications that review structural software. I am considering RAM or RISA and want to read up on it before shelling out the $5K+.
