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2021-02-03 14:51:58 | PLAN REVIEW COMMENTS |
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| 5TH REVIEW: FBC FIFTH EDITION (2014) |
| ROBERT MCDOUGAL, CBO |
| COMMERCIAL COMBINATION PLANS EXAMINER |
| (561) 805-6714 |
| [email protected] |
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| THE SUBMITTALS HAVE BEEN DENIED BY BUILDING |
| PLEASE ADDRESS THE ITEMS NOTED BELOW: |
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| THE PREVIOUS COMMENTS HAVE NOT BEEN RESOLVED. AS STATED |
| IN PREVIOUS COMMENT #1, RATIONAL ANALYSIS IS NOT |
| ALLOWED TO BE USED TO INCREASE THE MAXIMUM DESIGN |
| PRESSURES OF A TESTED ASSEMBLY. THE WINDOW SYSTEMS HAVE |
| BEEN TESTED AND THEN SAFETY FACTORS ARE APPLIED PER FBC |
| 1710. |
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| 1) NOT RESOLVED. ALL OF THE PREVIOUS COMMENTS HAVE BEEN |
| ADDRESSED WITH ONE EXCEPTION. THE RATIONAL ANALYSIS |
| CALCULATIONS THAT WERE SUBMITTED FOR THE 24" X 24" ES |
| 1500 FIXED WINDOWS IN ZONE 5 ARE INCORRECT. RATIONAL |
| ANALYSIS CAN NOT BE USED TO INCREASE THE WIND LOAD |
| PRESSURES FOR A TESTED ASSEMBLY. THE NEGATIVE AND |
| POSITIVE PRESSURES OF +70, -90 PSF LISTED IN PRODUCT |
| APPROVAL ARE BASED ON THE TESTING AND SAFETY FACTORS AS |
| REQUIRED BY THE 2014 FBC SECTION 1710.5. |
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| A) THE WIND LOAD PRESSURES ON SHEET S.04 IN THE TABLE |
| FOR AN EFFECTIVE WIND AREA LESS THAN 10 SQFT IN WALL |
| ZONE 5A IS +90.3 PSF, -165.9 PSF. NOTE #5 STATES THAT |
| THE VALUES IN THE TABLE ARE ULTIMATE AND CAN BE |
| MULTIPLIED BY 0.6 TO DETERMINE SERVICE LOADS OR ASD. |
| AFTER THESE PRESSURES ARE MULTIPLIED BY 0.6, THE |
| REQUIRED WINDOW DESIGN PRESSURES ARE +54.3 PSF AND |
| -99.54 PSF. SINCE THE MAXIMUM NEGATIVE DESIGN PRESSURE |
| FOR THE (2' X 2') FIXED WINDOWS IN NOA NO. 17-1114.10 |
| IS -90 PSF, THEY DO NOT MEET THE REQUIRED PRESSURE. |
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| B) THE CALCULATIONS ARE BASED ON PART OF THE WINDOWS |
| BEING LOCATED IN WALL PRESSURES ZONE 4. HOWEVER, IF ANY |
| PORTION OF THE WINDOW IS LOCATED IN WALL ZONE 5, THEN |
| THE ENTIRE WINDOW IS EVALUATED TO THE GREATER PRESSURES |
| OF ZONE 5. |
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| 2) WHEN RESUBMITTING, IT IS HELPFUL TO PROVIDE A |
| RESPONSE LETTER ADDRESSING EACH ITEM ALONG WITH THE |
| CITY RE-SUBMITTAL FORM. |