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8″ COMPLETE SET OF DESIGN DETAILS – dwg
8″ COMPLETE SET OF DESIGN DETAILS
1 EXTERIOR WALL FOOTING- CONCRETE STEM
1a EXTERIOR WALL FOOTING-CMU STEM
2 DEPRESSED STEM @ OPENING
3-3a TYPICAL LINTEL(S) – ‘W’ BEAM
4 BOND BEAM – WITH ROOF TRUSS & EAVE
5 BOND BEAM – WITH WOOD PARAPET
6 BEAM or TRUSS @ CMU
7 WALL TO ROOF / ANCHOR PLATE
8 BOND BEAM – MID WALL
9 LOAD BEARING LEDGER WITH TRUSS TOP CHORD SUPPORT
10 LOAD BEARING LEDGER WITH JOIST HANGER
11 WINDOW / DOOR LINTEL
12 WINDOW / DOOR MASONRY LINTEL
13 STANDARD VERTICAL REINFORCING STEEL PLACEMENT
14 REBAR PLACEMENT @ WINDOW / DOOR OPENINGS
15 ENGINEERING SPECIFICATION SUMMARY
12″ complete set of Design Details – dmg
8″ X 4″ X 16″ Omni Block Stretcher unit dimension
8″ X 8″ X 16″ Omni Block Stretcher unit dimension
8″ X 8″ X 16″ Omni Block Right Corner unit dimension
Standard Specification for Loadbearing Concrete Masonry Units ASTM C-90
Standard Test Methods for Sampling and Testing ASTM C-140
Standard Method of Determining Fire Resistance of Concrete and Masonry Assemblies ACI 216.1-97 / TMS 0216.1-97
ASTM E 90 Laboratory Measurement of Sound Transmission Loss
Steady State of Thermal Performance of Building Assemblies by Means of a Guarded Hot Box ASTM C-236
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