TABLE OF CONTENTS

1.

PROJECT DESCRIPTION AND REQUIREMENTS ...................................................... 2

2.

STRUCTURAL SYSTEMS .................................................................................................. 2

2.1. Gravity Framing System .................................................................................................. 2
2.2. Lateral Framing System ................................................................................................... 3

3.

DESIGN CRITERIA ............................................................................................................. 3

4.

STRUCTURAL DESIGN LOADS AND CONDITIONS .................................................. 4

4.1. Design Loads .................................................................................................................... 4
4.2. Load Combinations .......................................................................................................... 5
4.3. Deflections ....................................................................................................................... 5

5.

STRUCTURAL MATERIALS DESIGN DATA................................................................ 6

6.

CONNECTIONS ................................................................................................................... 6
6.1. Gravity Framing System .................................................................................................. 6
6.1.1.

Plates Bearing Enhancers ................................................................................. 6

6.1.2.

Truss Bearing Enhancers .................................................................................. 6

6.2. Lateral Framing System ................................................................................................... 6

6.2.1.

Seismic and Hurricane Ties............................................................................... 6

6.2.2.

Holdowns & Tension Ties ................................................................................. 6

7.

DRAWINGS........................................................................................................................... 6

8.

STRUCTURAL CALCULATIONS .................................................................................... 7

1. PROJECT DESCRIPTION AND REQUIREMENTS

The Brew House will be a new single-story building located on the south side of
the existing microbrewery in downtown Norman, Oklahoma. The building will function
as a commercial-type facility that includes a kitchen, a bar, a pub area, a tasting lab, a
storage area and restrooms in addition to the mechanical, electrical and communication
rooms required to support the building.
The building will consist of exterior load bearing walls (shearwalls) and interior
non-load bearing walls (partitions).
Two points of exit will be provided in the Brew House. The main entrance,
located on the south side of the building, will be the only accessible door to customers.
On the north side of the building will be a secondary entrance; solely reserved for
personnel; connecting the existing microbrewery to the new brew pub.
To allow daylight into the Brew House, all sides of the building will have
windows except the north wall. The south and east walls will comprise one sliding
window whereas the west wall will consist of two sliding windows.
The exterior of the building will incorporate a brick system.
The project will be designed in accordance with IBC 2012, ASCE 7-10, the 2012
NDS Codes, and other recognized standards.
2. STRUCTURAL SYSTEMS
2.1.

Gravity Framing System

The gravity system of the new structure will utilize timber framing
supported on a shallow foundation system consisting of isolated concrete spread
footings and perimeter grade beams.
The system will have shear walls (west, east, north and south). There are 9
roof trusses along the direction N-S that are long 36ft with max height of 4ft. The
trusses are spaced 48o.c. with 3ft of overhang on the north and south sides of the
building The truss is composed by 17 members that have nominal dimension 4x2
and 28 members that have nominal dimension 4x6. The shear walls north and
south, which are composed by 4x10 stud members spaced every 24 o.c. and
with top plate, composed by 2 members that are 10x2, and sill palate, composed
by 1 member that is 10x2; are giving the support for the tresses. The trusses are
connected between themselves with 2x4 purling in direction E-W, spaced every
24o.c. The first and the last truss will be connected with the shear walls west
and east, that have the same characteristics as north and south walls. The

system is created in this way to allow the future expanding to the east or to the
west.
The roof sheatting is realized with APA Structural I panels that have
common dimensions of 4x8 ft. The thickness is 15/32 inch and span ratio 48/24
inch o.c., which are nailed with 10d common nails every 6o.c at edges of the
panel and 12o.c for intermediate supports. The panels in the roof sheating are not
blocked.
The structural frame will be supported by a concrete slab-on-grade system
placed over a subgrade that is consistent with the pending geotechnical report.
Gravitational load vertically directed wind and snow loads are applied on the roof.
The roof is composed by the roof plywood sheating, which transfers the loads to
the purlings (benting members). From purilings, the loads are transferred to the
truss systems (system of axial compression and tension members). The north
and the south walls support truss systems. They will transfer the loads from
trusses to foundation. Half of the loads between the west wall and truss system
and between the east wall and truss system and is directly taken by those two
walls. The weight of the wall is directly taken by the walls.

2.2.

Lateral Framing System

The new office structure will utilize shear walls comprised of timber stud
framing described previously with 7/16 inch APA RATED SHEATING Panels
with the span ratio 36/18 inch, directly applied to the framing and nailed with
with 8d galvanized box nails every 4o.c at edges of the panel and 12o.c for
intermediate supports. The roof panels will act as a diaphragm, which will
distribute lateral loads to the lateral load resisting elements. The main lateral load
resisting system for the structure will be timber studs with wood structural panels
rated for shear resistance. Reactions from the buildings lateral load resisting
system will be transferred to the buildings foundation system. In order to support
the cord forces of each shear wall, it will be placed the columns at each angle of
the building, with nominal size 10x10.

3. DESIGN CRITERIA
The design publications listed below will be used as sources of criteria for
structural design. The criteria from these sources may be supplemented, but not
supplanted, by applicable criteria contained in nationally recognized codes, standards,
and specifications.

International Code Council (ICC) Publications

International Building Code 2012 (IBC 2012)
The Engineered Wood Association (APA) Publications
Allowable Shear (Pounds Per Foot) for Horizontal APA Panel Diaphragms with Framing
of Douglas-Fir, Larch or Southern Pine for Wind or Seismic Loading.
Allowable Shear (Pounds Per Foot) for APA Panel Shear Walls with Framing of
Douglas-Fir, Larch or Southern Pine for Wind or Seismic Loading.
National Design Specification (NDS) for Wood Construction
2012 NDS for Wood Construction and Commentary (NDS-2012)
2012 Supplement NDS Design Values for Wood Construction
2008 Special Design Provisions for Wind and Seismic (SDPWS-2008)
American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) Publications
Minimum Design Loads for Buildings and Other Structures (ASCE 7-10)

4. STRUCTURAL DESIGN LOADS AND CONDITIONS

4.1.

Design Loads
Dead Loads (D) (always vertical - down lift)
Truss = 419.3 lbs/truss
Walls = 20 psf
Ceiling (Suspended Metal Lath & Gypsum Plaster) = 10 psf
Roof (Tiles - Ceramic) = 15 psf
Superimposed (MEP) = 10 psf
Plywood (15/32 inch) = 1.5 psf
Purlin (2x4 spaced 24o.c) = 5 psf
Floor Live Load (L) = 100 psf (always vertical - down lift)
Roof Live Load (RL) = 20 psf (always vertical - down lift)
Snow Load (S) = 10 psf (always vertical - down lift)
Wind Load (W) = 30 psf (always orthogonal to the surface - pressure and
suction)

 Seismic Load (E) = 3% of total Dead Load (it is assumed that the seismic
loads are applied in horizontal direction)
4.2.

Load Combinations
The ASCE7-10 prescribes load combinations for structural design of
structural elements used in allowable stress design (ASD):
LC 1
LC 2
LC 3
LC 4
LC 5
LC 6a
LC 6b
LC 7
LC 8

D
D+L
D + (RL or S or R)
D + 0.75L + 0.75(RL or S or R)
D + (0.6W or 0.7E)
D + 0.75L + 0.75(0.6W) + 0.75(RL or S or R)
D + 0.75L + 0.75(0.6R) + 0.75S
0.6D + 0.6W
0.6D + 0.7E

It is established that the total seismic load (E), which acts in horizontal
direction is minor that the horizontal component of the resultant wind load, for
both directions of the wind (N-S and W-E). This means the wind loads (W) will
control the design.
The roof live loads (RL) are higher than snow loads (S). Since, those loads
have the same direction and orientation, for all roof members, the design will be
controlled by the roof live loads (RL).
The live loads (L) are applied on the concrete slab, which is not the object
of design. In this design is assumed to be zero (L = 0).
Finally, the load combinations, when those conditions are applied, are:
LC 1
LC 3
LC 5
LC 6a
LC 7
4.3.

D
D + RL
D + 0.6W
D + 0.75L + 0.75(0.6W) + 0.75RL
0.6D + 0.6W

Deflections
For bending members, max deflections are minor than L/240 in case,
when is applied dead loads with other types of load. They are also minor than
L/360 in case when is applied dead loads with other types of load.
For truss system, the max deflection in correspondence of the mid point
has deflection that is minor than L/1000.
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5. STRUCTURAL MATERIALS DESIGN DATA

All structural elements materials will be timber and will be designed in
accordance with 2012 NDS Codes, and related current APA publications that are
applicable to the design.
6. CONNECTIONS
6.1.

Gravity Framing System

6.1.1. Plates Bearing Enhancers
Crush Plates will be utilized to transfer the load from the truss to
the double top plates for bearing. These Plate Bearing Enhancers shall be
from Simpson Strong-Tie, model CP1-4.

6.1.2. Truss Bearing Enhancers

Just as Crush Plates, Truss Bearing Enhancers will transfer the
load from the truss to the double top plates for bearing resistance. All
Truss Bearing Enhancers shall be from Simpson Strong-Tie, model TB4.

6.2.

Lateral Framing System

6.2.1. Seismic and Hurricane Ties
Seismic and Hurricane Ties will provide a positive connection
between the truss and the wall of the structure to resist wind and seismic
forces. Model H2A from Simpson Strong-Tie will be used as Seismic and
Hurricane Ties.
6.2.2. Holdowns & Tension Ties
Holdown connectors will be used to resist uplift forces. These
connectors will transfer uplift forces from the end of the wall through the
floor to the foundation. To resist specifically earthquake shakes, holdowns
will be installed on both ends of the wall and will be connected to the end
stud of the shear wall.
All holdowns will be acquired from Simpson Strong-Tie and the model
shall be HD3B.

7. DRAWINGS
All drawings will be provided as part of the deliverables.

8. STRUCTURAL CALCULATIONS
Structural calculations will be provided as part of the deliverables.