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| 2021-01-15 18:02:43 | 01/15/21 DISCUSSED WITH ROBERT BROWN (BUILDING |
| | OFFICIAL) THE LETTER EMAILED TO ME ON 01/13/2021 BY |
| | MATTHEW L. CONLEY P.E. THE STRUCTURAL ENGINEER OF |
| | RECORD FROM WALKER CONSULTANTS FOR THIS PROJECT. |
| | |
| | THE BUILDING WAS BUILT IN 1985. IS OK TO DO THE |
| | GUARDRAIL REPAIRS BASED ON THE CODE IN EFFECT AT THAT |
| | TIME INSTEAD OF TODAY'S REQUIREMENTS FOR NEW |
| | CONSTRUCTION. |
| | THE CODE IN EFFECT WAS THE SBC 1982 EDITION. |
| | |
| | BACK THEN THE CODE USED THE TERM GUARDRAIL FOR |
| | GUARDRAILS IN PARKING STRUCTURES NO "VEHICLE BARRIER". |
| | BASED ON SEC. 1204.2(C) OF SBC 1982 THE "GUARDRAILS OR |
| | INTERIOR AND EXTERIOR WALLS ACTING AS GUARDRAILS, IN |
| | PARKING STRUCTURES SHALL BE DESIGNED TO ABSORB AN |
| | ENERGY OF TWO THOUSAND FIVE HUNDRED (2,500) FOOT-POUNDS |
| | APPLIED AT EIGHTEEN (18) INCHES ABOVE THE FLOOR AT ANY |
| | POINT HORIZONTALLY ALONG THE SPAN OF THE GUARDRAIL. ALL |
| | ELEMENTS OF THE GUARDRAIL SYSTEM, INCLUDING SUPPORTS |
| | AND CONNECTIONS, SHALL BE DESIGNED TO ABSORB THIS |
| | ENERGY BY THE FORMULA PA/24 = 2500FT-LBS. |
| | WHERE : |
| | P=THE EQUIVALENT STATIC LOAD IN POUNDS AT THE POINT OF |
| | IMPACT. |
| | A= DEFLECTION OR MOVEMENT OF THE GUARDRAIL AT THE POINT |
| | OF IMPACT IN INCHES. |
| | |
| | NOTE: CURRENT CODE SEC. 1607.8.3 FBC REQUIRES A DESIGN |
| | TO RESIST A CONCENTRATED LOAD OF 6,000 POUNDS. |
| | |
| | |
| | GUARDRAIL SUBMITTAL, BUILDING REVIEW COMMENTS |
| | CODE: FBC 6TH EDITION (2017) AND CITY AMENDMENTS. |
| | |
| | NOTE: SEC. 702.6 FBC-EXISTING BUILDING. ALL NEW WORK |
| | SHALL COMPLY WITH THE MATERIALS AND METHODS |
| | REQUIREMENTS IN THE FLORIDA BUILDING CODE. |
| | |
| | 1- GUARDRAIL DRAWINGS WERE UPLOADED TO PROJECTDOX AS A |
| | SINGLE PDF. ALL DRAWINGS NEED TO BE UPLOADED |
| | INDIVIDUALLY IN THE DRAWINGS FOLDER AS REQUIRED BY THE |
| | CITY GUIDE FOR DIGITAL PLAN REVIEW. ALSO, DRAWINGS NEED |
| | TO FOLLOW THE FILE NAMING GUIDELINES. SEE THE CITY |
| | QUICK START GUIDE: DIGITAL PLAN REVIEW. |
| | SEC. 107.2.1.3 CITY AMENDMENTS. |
| | NOTE: PLEASE CONTACT ME IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS ABOUT |
| | THIS. |
| | |
| | 2- SHEET F-1: |
| | A)REVISE THE APPLICABLE CODES. "THE ALUMINUM DESIGN |
| | MANUAL 2015" CAN NOT BE USED FOR THIS PROJECT. THE |
| | ALUMINUM DESIGN MANUAL IS NOT FOR GUARDRAILS. ALSO, |
| | THIS GUARDRAIL IS TO BE INSTALLED IN A PARKING GARAGE |
| | NOT IN A RESIDENTIAL BUILDING. THIS IS A VEHICLE |
| | BARRIER. ENGINEER NEEDS TO DESIGN IN ACCORDANCE WITH |
| | SEC. 4.5.3 OF ASCE 7-10 AS REQUIRED BY SEC. 1607.8.3 |
| | FBC 6TH EDITION (2017). |
| | |
| | B) CURRENT CODE UNDER WHICH MASTER PERMIT WAS APPROVED |
| | IS THE FLORIDA BUILDING CODE SIXTH EDITION (2017) NOT |
| | FBC 2020. |
| | CHAPTER 553 F.S. REVISE AS REQUIRED. |
| | |
| | 3- SHEET F-2: |
| | A) REVISE THE DESIGN LOADS AND ALUMINUM NOTES. SEE ITEM |
| | #2 ABOVE. NEED TO COMPLY WITH SEC. 4.5.3 OF ASCE 7-10 |
| | AS REQUIRED BY SEC. 1607.8.3 FBC 6TH EDITION (2017). |
| | |
| | 4-REVISE SHEETS F-3 THRU F-7 TO COMPLY WITH SEC. 4.5.3 |
| | OF ASCE 7-10 AS REQUIRED BY SEC. 1607.8.3 FBC 6TH |
| | EDITION (2017). |
| | |
| | 5- ENGINEER TO REVISE CALCULATIONS SUBMITTED: |
| | A) THIS GUARDRAIL IS TO BE INSTALLED IN A PARKING |
| | GARAGE NOT IN A RESIDENTIAL BUILDING (R-2). THIS IS A |
| | VEHICLE BARRIER. ENGINEER NEEDS TO DESIGN IN ACCORDANCE |
| | WITH SEC. 4.5.3 OF ASCE 7-10 AS REQUIRED BY SEC. |
| | 1607.8.3 FBC 6TH EDITION (2017). |
| | |
| | B) CURRENT CODE IS THE FLORIDA BUILDING CODE SIXTH |
| | EDITION (2017) NOT FBC 2020. |
| | CHAPTER 553 F.S. |
| | |
| | 6- REVISED DRAWINGS AND CALCULATIONS TO BE |
| | REVIEWED/APPROVED IN WRITING BY THE ENGINEER OF RECORD |
| | PRIOR TO SUBMITTAL T THIS OFFICE. SEC. 107.3.4 CITY |
| | AMENDMENTS. |
| | |
| | 7- DRAWINGS AND CALCULATIONS SUBMITTED: |
| | |
| | FS471, DOCUMENTS PREPARED BY AN ENGINEER AND SUBMITTED |
| | FOR PUBLIC RECORD ARE TO BE SIGNED, SEALED, DATED |
| | ORIGINALS. A SCAN OF A SIGNED PLAN IS NOT CONSIDERED AN |
| | ORIGINAL. THE PLANS UPLOADED HAVE AN IMAGE OF A |
| | SIGNATURE AND SEAL BUT ARE NOT DIGITALLY SIGNED. |
| | |
| | ALSO, THE CALCULATIONS SUBMITTED DON'T HAVE THE |
| | ENGINEER'S SEA/SIGNATURE AND COMPLETE INFORMATION. |
| | |
| | EITHER UPLOAD TO PROJECTDOX DRAWINGS AND CALCULATIONS |
| | WITH DIGITAL SIGNATURE OR DROP OFF ORIGINAL SIGNED AND |
| | SEALED PAPER ORIGINALS WITH A WET SIGNATURE TO CITY |
| | HALL. |
| | |
| | |
| | WHEN RESUBMITTING, A TRANSMITTAL LETTER LISTING THE |
| | ORIGINAL REVIEW COMMENT NUMBER, WITH A DESCRIPTION OF |
| | THE REVISION MADE, IDENTIFYING THE SHEET OR |
| | SPECIFICATION PAGE WHERE THE CHANGES CAN BE FOUND WILL |
| | HELP TO EXPEDITE YOUR PERMIT. THANK YOU FOR YOUR |
| | ANTICIPATED COOPERATION. |
| | |
| | PLEASE FEEL FREE TO CONTACT ME IF YOU HAVE ANY |
| | QUESTIONS REGARDING THESE COMMENTS, |
| | JULIO GOMEZ |
| | COMMERCIAL COMBINATION PLANS EXAMINER |
| | DEVELOPMENT SERVICES DEPARTMENT |
| | BUILDING DIVISION |
| | (561)805-6712 |
| | [email protected] |
| | |
