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wood shearwall aspect ratio overrides
Just a shot in the dark...
Does anyone know of a provision that would override the maximum 3.5:1 aspect ratio for structural panel wood shear walls?
I'm trying to retrofit an old building 1-story residence with a soft-story, and there is no room for a compliant wall.
Would sheathing both sides be an option?

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Another bridge collapse in Colombia
This time: Puente El Triunfo, Moniquirá, Boyacá.


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16th edition Manual of Steel Construction
So if anybody missed the boat, this is a 100 page PDF on the changes between the 15th and 16th manual if you're trying to convince yourself to order it. Normally ScribD is filled with painful delays and ads, somehow this one I could just scroll through like it was an almost normal document.

TLDR: 50 ksi L, M and S shapes, I feel like we are owed a "Am I specifying prope...

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Pumping wastewater downhill ... again
This is a very similar situation to Pumping downhill but with a slight difference
I have just been asked to design the WWPS with the rising main (150mm ID PE pipe) already approved for construction and am still very much at concept stage.
I hav...

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Hanger's for Hollow core plank?
Does anyone have code compliant recommendations for hanging for sprinkler pipe in hollow core plank concrete, where we are not allowed to use inserts that penetrate 1/2" or more? This is the detail provided generically on their plumbing, which of course doesn't make it functional with NFPA 13.

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