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| 2007-08-29 20:19:00 | THE FOLLOWING REVIEW IS BASED ON THE PREVIOUSLY |
| | SUBMITTED PLANS NOT THE DO KIM P.E. PLANS SUBMITTED ON |
| | 8/28/07.A SEPARATE REVIEW IS TO FOLLOW. |
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| | FBC = FLORIDA BUILDING CODE 2004 (WITH 2007 |
| | AMENDMENTS) |
| | FBC*= FLORIDA BUILD'G CODE (CITY AMEND) |
| | F.S.= FLORIDA (STATE) STATUTE |
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| | 1) FBC 1603.1.4WIND DESIGN DATA.THE |
| | PLANS SHALL STATE THE BASIC WIND SPEED, |
| | WIND IMPORTANCE FACTOR, WIND EXPOSURE |
| | CATEGORY, INTERNAL PRESSURE COEFFICIENT, |
| | AND EXTERIOR COMPONENT AND CLADDING |
| | DESIGN WIND PRESSURES.ADD THIS |
| | INFORMATION TO THE PLANS. |
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| | 2) FBC 2002.4.1LOADS.THE PLANS MAKE REFERENCE TO |
| | SENATE BILL 404.SENATE BILL 404 STATES THAT SITE |
| | SPECIFIC ENGINEERING IS NOT REQUIRED FOR SCREEN |
| | ENCLOSURES.IT ALSO STATES THAT A"MASTER DESIGN |
| | MANUAL" CAN BE USED IF IT IS PREPARED BY A LICENSED |
| | ENGINEER, STATES THE DESIGN LIMITATIONS, STATES THE |
| | TRAINING REQUIRED TO BE A QUALIFIED USER, AND |
| | IDENTIFIES THE NAME OF THE ENGINEER WHO DID PEER REVIEW |
| | OF THE "MASTER DESIGN MANUAL".NO SUCH "MASTER DESIGN |
| | MANUAL" IS REFERENCED ON THE PLANS, SO WITH THE |
| | EXCEPTION OF THE SITE-SPECIFIC LAYOUT THE PLANS MUST BE |
| | PREPARED BY A LICENSED ENGINEER.THE STRUCTURAL |
| | MEMBERS SHALL BE DESIGNED IN ACCORDANCE WITH |
| | ESTABLISHED ENGINEERING PRACTICES.NO ENGINEERED PLANS |
| | WERE SUBMITTED FOR THE DESIGN OF THE STRUCTURAL |
| | MEMBERS.NON-ENGINEERS WHO ARE REGISTERED USERS OF AAF |
| | GUIDE TO ALUMINUM CONSTRUCTION IN HIGH WIND AREAS CAN |
| | SUBMIT DESIGNS BASED ON THAT GUIDE, BUT SCREEN |
| | PROFESSIONALS INC. IS NOT LISTED AS A REGISTERED USER. |
| | SUBMIT PLANS FROM A LICENSED ENGINEER, OR MAKE |
| | REFERENCE TO AN "MASTER DESIGN MANUAL" THAT MEETS THE |
| | ABOVE CRITERIA. |
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| | 3) FBC 2002.4TRAC SELF MATING BEAM.SHEET 2 OF THE |
| | SUBMITTED PRODUCT APROVAL FL 7350.1 STATES THAT "SITE |
| | SPECIFIC ENGINEERING MUST ACCOMPANY THIS PRODUCT |
| | APPROVAL FOR EACH STRUCTURE INSTALLED".IT ALSO STATES |
| | JUST TWO SIZES, 2"X 5" AND 2"X 7", AND GIVES SPAN |
| | LIMITATIONS OF 25'-0" AND 40'-0" RESPECTIVELY.NO SITE |
| | SPECIFIC ENGINEERING WAS SUBMITTED.ALSO, THE PLANS |
| | SHOW A 2"X 8" TRAC BEAM SPANNING 44'-6" BUT THAT TRAC |
| | BEAM SIZE IS NOT COVERED BY THE SUBMITTED PRODUCT |
| | APPROVAL AND THE SPAN EXCEEDS THE STATED LIMITATION OF |
| | 40'-0".SUBMIT ENGINEERING TO JUSTIFY THE PROPSED |
| | STRUCTURAL MEMBER SIZES. |
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| | 4) FBC 2002.4CARRIER BEAM ACROSS RECESS IN THE HOST |
| | STRUCTURE.THE 2"X 6" CARRIER BEAM IS SHOWN TO BE |
| | SUPPORTING ONE END OF A 25'-11" LONG 2"X 7" TRAC BEAM |
| | VIA A SUPER GUTTER.SUBMIT ENGINEERING FOR THE DESIGN |
| | OF THE CARRIER BEAM SUPPORTING THIS POINT LOAD, AND FOR |
| | THE CARRIER BEAM SUPPORT. |
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| | 5) FBC 2002.3MEMBER WALL THICKNESS.THE THICKNESS OF |
| | EXTRUDED ALUMINUM MEMBERS SHALL BE NOT LESS THAN 0.04 |
| | INCH.THE THICKNESS OF THE 2"X 7" TRAC BEAM IS GIVEN |
| | ON THE PRODUCT APPROVAL, BUT THE THICKNESS OF THE |
| | PURLINS AND BRACES IS NOT STATED ON THE PLANS.STATE |
| | THICKNESS FOR ALL EXTRUDED ALUMINUM MEMBERS. |
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| | **QUOTE PERMIT# ON ALL CORRESPONDENCE** |
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| | END OF REVIEW COMMENTS |
| | THE CODE REFERENCES GIVE ADDITIONAL INFO TELEPHONE: |
| | (561) 805 6652ROBERT BROWN |
| | E-MAIL: [email protected] |
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