2009年4月27日 · I have been pondering allowable deflection limits for our residential design standards for high-end residential *FLOORS BEAMS*(wood framed with LVL, glu-lam, and …

2001年8月3日 · Dougantholz - It seems that deflection limits are up to the engineer who is designing, and not to exceed the limits set forth in code (l/240, l/360, l/600, etc.). Lets just say …

2013年2月1日 · The proper Global deflection limit to use also has to do with what is on the roof as a roofing material - this looks like a rafter/beam situation is why I mention it. If the roof is tile, …

2009年10月21日 · Deflection criteria are put in place for a variety of reasons, including aesthetics, limiting cracks, mitigation of creep, and to force sections to be more resistant to "dynamic" …

2019年10月4日 · It depends what the goal of the deflection limit is. For most deflection limits in structures, the end goal is either user comfort or preventing issues with non-structural …

2024年11月7日 · Hello everyone, could you please tell me how we can define the deflection limits of (L or Lr, S or Wf, and D+L) as described in IBC Table 1604.3?

2012年5月8日 · Hi folks, When Checking for serviceability of beams do you take the absolute deflection (meaning the deflection of the beam + the deflection of the supporting beam/girder …

2003年2月6日 · The allowable deflection can be different for diff structures as already pointed out by the earlier replies. My own experience shows that for piles with a long unsupported length, …

2003年9月20日 · Can anyone explain why, in the IBC for example, there is not a table for allowable wind drift as there is for seismic? There is a table showing allowable member …

2022年2月16日 · Hi, Consider the case of a cantilever frame as seen in the attached picture. When you consider the roof beam as an individual beam with one end fixed, I consider the …