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the event of a severe fire, the burned‑out joist drops without pushing the brick wall outward. A square-cut joist end would exert a prying action, forcing the wall to fall . The joists are tied to a masonry wall using twisted steel plate joist anchors placed at every fourth joist. The anchors pull out of the wall in case of fire. The remainder of the structure is constructed in the same manner as platform framing.

Solid Brick Walls with No Backup. Solid brick walls can be constructed to carry the loads from floor, ceiling, and roof joists. See Figure 3-18. The walls are laid with two wythes of brick bonded together every sixth course by a header course. Some building codes require a 12″ wall of three wythes for buildings more than one story tall. Joist ends are fire cut (cut on an angle) to rest in the brick wall. In

FLOOR JOIST

ROOF JOIST CEILING JOIST

PARAPET

DOUBLE TOP PLATE

TWISTED STEEL PLATE JOIST ANCHOR EVERY FOURTH JOIST FIRE CUT JOIST BEARING PARTITION STUD

HEADER COURSE

MASONRY WALL

FIRE CUT JOIST FIRST FLOOR JOIST

BOTTOM PLATE STEEL BEAM

BACKING WYTHE

STEEL COLUMN FACING WYTHE FOUNDATION WALL

FLOOR SLAB

COLUMN FOOTING

FOUNDATION FOOTING

HEADER COURSE

MASONRY WALL

Figure 3-18. Solid brick walls carry the load of the floor and roof joists. Joist ends are fire cut to rest in the brick wall.

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Printreading for Residential and Light Commercial Construction

Published on Mar 1, 2017

American Technical Publishers

Printreading for Residential and Light Commercial Construction presents information applicable to the carpentry, electrical, mechanical, and general building trades, and provides authentic printreading experiences using contemporary prints. Single and multifamily dwellings, plus mixed-use and light commercial project plans are covered in the textbook. Specifications describing the building components and construction procedures are also included for two of the projects, the Brick-Veneer Residence and the Wendy's® Restaurant. This edition includes information on a newly constructed 19,000 sq ft multistory veterinary center. Also included is updated coverage on building codes, the CSI MasterFormat™, LEED® certification, and green building technology, which complements the prints. A quantity takeoff chapter provides an introduction to the principles and techniques of printreading for quantity takeoff and can be used as a basis for a construction estimate.