Loads

The capacity of a ribbon board and its system through the composite of the ribbon board, floor sheathing and bottom plate of the wall has not been ascertained. In order to provide better guidance, a series of tests were conducted in order to determine the capacity of the ribbon board system.

“More often than  not, if it’s a flat roof, it has a green roof on it.”

 
The Industry Testing Subcommittee is making plans to keep SBCRI busy in the coming year.
 

This presentation provides information on cantilevered sill plates and use with metal plate connected wood trusses.

This presentation provides information on heel blocking requirements and related analysis.

This report will explore some special floor loading issues that are not specifically mentioned in the building codes and require special attention to ensure that the floor system is properly designed with no serviceability issues. The following are the major issues that will be discussed: stone/ceramic tiles, large concentrated loads and floor vibrations.

Both the International Residential Code (IRC) and the International Building Code (IBC) require that the top plates of exterior braced wall panels be attached to the rafters or roof trusses above. This report will discuss the code requirements and provide alternate engineered designs and capacities, including heel/bird blocking, partial height blocking and blocking panels.

This presentation provides information on sealed Truss Placement Diagrams for the 2012 or 2015 International Building Code.

This presentation provides information on and requirements for truss repairs.

This presentation provides information on and requirements for sprinkler loads on metal plate connected wood trusses.