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Bill Allen, P.E., S.E., M.ASCE

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Posted By Bill Allen 10-21-2023 10:35 AM
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I would say parallel to ridge. If nothing else, I believe the direction of the wind load is opposite than what you have shown. It should be towards the wind surface, not away from it.
Posted By Bill Allen 05-17-2023 09:45 PM
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Chart? What chart? Guardrail loads are found in section 4.5. Most residential guardrails are wood framed. Design-wise, the most critical connection is the guardrail post to the supporting structure. Detailing is the most difficult part of wood design. Most failures in wood framed guardrails are due to ...
Posted By Bill Allen 05-17-2023 11:45 AM
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I believe you missed my point. It appears to me that the 200 lbs concentrated force is quite excessive for residential occupancies. ASCE 7 excludes the 50 PLF force. IMO, the concentrated load should be reduced to 100 lbs or 200/1.6 = 125 lbs. ------------------------------ Bill Allen P.E., S.E., ...
Posted By Bill Allen 05-16-2023 08:07 PM
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Hi, Ron. I would be most appreciative if you would run the attached figure by Cole Graveen and ask him if this is a reasonable application of loading of guardrails for residential occupancy. Regards, ------------------------------ Bill Allen P.E., S.E., M.ASCE Principal Allen Designs Mission ...
Posted By Bill Allen 05-13-2023 03:51 PM
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Hi, Ron. I read through quite a bit and found this in NBSIR 56-1139. This research is clearly directed towards industrial workplace safety as it was conducted for OSHA. The attached figure demonstrates the criteria. The worst case in the figure shows three rows of workers pushing on a guardrail ...