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    Are loads on guards and handrails factored loads?

    This is from Ontario building code part 4: -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4.1.5.14. Loads on Guards and Handrails ... (a) a concentrated load not less than 0.9 kN applied at any point and in any...
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    APA Span tables remarks

    They are engineered I get it, but APA span tables for sheathing - 7/16 live load of 40 psf vs 15/32 is 70 psf. pretty much 1/32" gets you 30 more psf? Seems a bit crazy to get 75% more load out of 1/32." Its engineered but I find that hard to believe. I am returning my 7/16 osb because I...
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    How to determine Design Load bearing, wind, and seismic

    Greetings! My gf and I bought land in Hand we are allowed to draw up our own plans without an architects approval given the size of the building. I am using plans I found online with slight modifications but don't know how to determine these criteria they ask for: Live flood load Live Roof load...
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