Other than a project or two where I looked at vibration from machinery, I never worried too much about vibration in floor / floor framing design. Typically, I never had to. Manufacturers of floor joists (e.g., prefabricated wood I-joists) worry …
was called once to a movie set. It was in an old house, out in the country. There was considerable `bounce’ in the upper story floor, and they wondered if it was `safe’ (… to do their filming). I did …
( … long post …) Consider a conventionally-framed house facing a remodel project. The house is, for the most part, a simple, two-story `box’, with stick-framed roof and interior bearing wall. The interior bearing wall supports both roof and main …
I was doing some reading in AITC 119 Standard Specifications for Structural Glued Laminated Timbers of Hardwood Species, Section 4.1.6 … “ … modulus of elasticity, E, values herein are the average values … The modulus of elasticity of wood …
I recently viewed a Course on the Simpson Strong-Tie Learning website titled `Code Requirements for Conventionally Framed Roofs. Good stuff! Kudos to Randy (`Author’). Per the Course, `Conventional Framed … ‘ means `Prescriptive’ framing, or, framing that does not require …
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