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Thursday, December 26, 2024
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SRR No. 1509-02 Calculation of a 2-Hour Fire Endurance Assembly for Metal-Plate-Connected Wood Truss Structural Floor and Roof Framing Systems
There will be instances when materials and assemblies used in a building may not be readily available from prescriptive tables and tests.
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Thursday, December 26, 2024
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SRR No. 1808-08 Checklists for Mitigating and Remediating Mold on Wood Structural Building Components
The following checklists are to be used as a practical guide in conjunction with the information on mold provided in SBCA Research Report 1807-01: “Mold on Structural Building Components.”
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Thursday, December 26, 2024
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SRR No. 1807-01 Mold on Wood Structural Building Components
Issues involving mold on building materials, whether during construction or in completed and occupied structures, have gained media attention in recent years.
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Thursday, December 26, 2024
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SRR No. 1705-03 Building Code Requirements Regarding the Use of Fire Retardant Treated Lumber in Floor/Ceiling and Roof/Ceiling Assemblies Bearing on Exterior Walls of Type III Buildings
Building code requirements for using fire retardant-treated (FRT) lumber address exterior wall assemblies separately from the floor/ceiling or roof/ceiling assemblies that bear on those walls.
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Thursday, December 26, 2024
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SRR No. 1611-02 Insulating Concrete Form Sill Plate Requirements
Efficiency is a goal that most strive to achieve in the form of cost, fuel, energy, time and many other resources.
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Thursday, December 26, 2024
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SRR No. 1607-03 Gypsum Joint Ridging and Cracking
Consider the following scenario: You have just finished construction on your new home.
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Thursday, December 26, 2024
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SRR No. 1607-02 Bottom Chord Live Load Concurrency and Truss Design
This SBCA Research Report (SRR) examines the application of live loads to the bottom chord of trusses for uninhabitable attics in accordance with the International Residential Code (IRC) and the International Building Code (IBC) and ASCE 7-10.
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Thursday, December 26, 2024
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SRR No. 1605-05 Truss Heel Heights and the Energy Requirements
There has been a great deal of interest since the 2009 building code cycle in the requirements for building envelope energy efficiency.
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Thursday, December 26, 2024
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SRR No. 1605-04 Exterior Brick Masonry Veneer supported by Metal Plate Connected Wood Trusses
Wood frame structures with attached brick masonry veneer cladding are a common form of residential construction throughout the United States, particularly in central and southeastern regions with moderate seismic and/or high wind activity.
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Thursday, December 26, 2024
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SRR No. 1605-01 Deflection Limits for Floor Trusses
There are circumstances when the deflection requirements for a specific structure that utilizes floor trusses as structural members are questioned.
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Thursday, December 26, 2024
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SRR No. 1602-05 Floor Vibrations Causes and Control Methods
Metal plate connected wood truss floor systems are subject to vibrations from many sources.
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Thursday, December 26, 2024
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