Bracing Analysis

[AriseDesign]

Any registered structural engineers that can do bracing analysis for 3-story homes? (2 stories + basement) - let me know!

[Gawdzira]

One of the structural engineers I use has Chief Architect. Are you in California?

[DavidJPotter]

I believe that you need a Structural Engineer LIcensed in your home State and Ideally one that lives in the area where you intend to build the structure so his or her stamp would then be valid. 

 

DJP

[lbuttery]

I took bracing classes in Fairfax Va from a code inspector who helped write the code for ICC

 

while I was qualified to do the calcs and diagrams the two projects where we needed bracing after that

I let the structural engineer do it since we were using him for other items anyways

 

that was for 2006 codes, they tried simplifying it in 2009 but it really wasn't that much simpler

 

check with code official to see if you can do it or if you want to do it

 

Lew

[mthd97]

I wonder how our Australian codes compare with your American codes for Timber Framing and Bracing?

Do your codes give you resistance values for Sub Floor Srtucture like Basement Structures to do calcs from?

If so and if permitted by local authority you could do it yourself and get a trusted Engineer to certify it for you?

But I would think carefully about legal matters first or find a Structural Engineer that specialises in that type of construction you mentioned above?

I used to do it for one of my Builder Clients and we got it Certifed by a Trusted Structural Engineer in fact the engineer preferred we do it and they will check it And Certify it for us.