Howdy folks Quite an interesting discussion going on regarding the structual options for increasing the sill plate size and using the mesh as lateral bracing....
Sorry made a mistake in the last e-mail for the link to the correct PDF. Was referring to the in-plane lateral resistance, here is the correct link to the...
John wrote ... John With all due respect.... I am no rocket scientist either but to me common sense would tell me that it would be harder to shake "a ...
I was able to purchase 2x2 mesh from Dixieline (sorta like a Hope Depot). I know that they are in the San Diego Area. But I am not sure where else they are....
So sorry for the cross posting, and off topic post, but I'm desperate! I have to make an emergency trip to Minneapolis to help my sister who is going through...
... John With all due respect.... I am no rocket scientist either but to me common sense would tell me that it would be harder to shake "a bazillion" nails or...
... This is a very important point. Vertical acceleration has been measured to be substantially greater than "one G" in strong earthquakes. Which is enough to...
Thanks, I stand corrected. A 6.0 quake is equivalent in energy released to a million tons of TNT; a 7.0 to 32 million tons. The San Francisco quake of 1096...
I'm starting a book project that will feature SB and other green built homes in the northern midwest. Mainly Michigan, where I live. I'm looking for good...
... Yup. That sounds like "woosy" to me, not unlike the effects of a good party. OTOH, some "bad" parties from my youth sound more like magnitude VII and worse...
... istm that the weight of SB makes it more difficult to justify the "bungee cord" approach to tall wall construction. Once those walls start moving they will...
G 'day Shakers Interesting topic seismic activity and although we do not have any major problems with earthquakes it is interesting none the less. When we ...
LOL I just knew you had it in you John...thanks for the wittiest reply I have read in a LOOOOONG time.... funny but you are correct in what you believe as...
Hmmm, This is the Jakabal approach.loose and floppy, ride the quake out. It will work to save the basic structure and you'll probably walk out of the building...
hello...tks Ward....I new it was something more than just 10 fold for a full point.,....glad we have geological types listening... As for ripping the wire from...
My, my.... There seems to be continuing confusion about how much a building should stretch. The Bungee-Heads are correct that some flexibility is a Good Thing,...
John, You mentioned that the 2x2 mesh needs to be well-fastened to the plate/slab/foundation as well as the top plate/box beam assembly/perimeter beam if the...
I don’t mean to split plates, but I think we should get the facts clear, and so to clarify, here are some of the test results as relates to 2x2 mesh vs. ...
Casting the mesh in the foundation is a real pain in the butt, and is reserved for Extreme Strawbale, like the vault. In most cases heavy stapling to a 4x4...
The Journal of Light Construction is conduction a survey in which you are invited to participate: February 2004 HOW DO YOU INSULATE FOUNDATIONS? Do you...
... magnitude unit represents a factor of ten times in amplitude. The seismic waves of a magnitude 6 earthquake are 10 times greater in amplitude than those of...
well, if wer're gonna be silly...remember this: When you are "naked" you just don't have any clothes on...but if you are 'nekkid" then you iz up to sumpthin! ...
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