I am studying a case involving a steep riverbank in the backyard of a hotel. The landscape appears dangerous, but there are no guardrails. I could not find any requirements in the code regarding this issue. Could you help me find information about installing guardrails along the top of a steep...
A previously DIV-88 retrofitted West Los Angeles building was undergoing a change of use that would require an occupant load greater than 100. The building was previously thought to have URM walls. However, the test by a specialized company revealed that the brick wall has reinforcement bars at...
Does the Building Code allow the use of adhesive sealant instead of mechanical fasteners to attache the wall base to floor structure?
I am trying to find an approved adhesive sealant to use it for attaching the base track to stone tile floor.
I cannot use any penetration in to stone tile.
The...
Two 1/8" aluminum plates are glued together with a 1/8" thick silicone.
When computing deflection should I conceder it as a combined shape or laminated ?
When detailing Newport Tool & Fastener (ICC-ES WSR-1411) to anchor the roof tile straps to 3" roof concrete deck the building official raised concerns about Simpson Titen HD screws I had specified. This product is approved for dry condition interior use only. I've proposed Tapcon as an...
I am working with a local Home Owners Association of a 46 year old apartment complex on a damage assessment due to water penetrated through cracked stucco,
unprotected roof with shingles blown away by wind, flooding at stuffed rain gutters,... I traced water stains from mansard through the...
I need an advise on using one R for the roof level, another for north and south directions.
Is there a provision about this? I am designing a two story light frame building that has a 40' long steel beam providing the required turning space in the garage. If R=3 is used for the entire structure...
I am designing a rectangular balcony structure( see attached pdf plan), that is attached to the existing house on one side and is supported with two 6x6 wood columns on the far side. Can the rigid horizontal diaphragm be designed so knee braces are not required for the far end latteral support...
I am designing a sign consisting of a 20'x8'x1/8" aluminum sheet and 1"x1"x1/8" angle attached to an existing steel lattice-like Architectural fixture with screws every 12". The lattice is made of 1"x1" steel tubes. The thermal expansion coefficient for aluminum is 12.3 10^-6, and steel 4.7. The...
I designed this detail to provide shear wall extends to the existing roof diaphragm. (see attached). Is there a "liquid nail" or similar glue with approved shear values to be used as a replacement to the fastening from above the roof sheathing to prevent from disturbing existing roof cover? Is...
