GoVertical
Senior Member
I know it's not an update but the cops just kicked several people out of the building that were apparently partying inside.
Every building needs some kind of shear resistance in the four principal directions for stuff like wind and earthquakes. It also needs a fire protected egress/refuge. Especially on smaller floorplates, this is done with concrete shear walls around both the elevators and stairwell. It's relatively easy and rather efficient because it combines the uses, but it's far from the only way to solve these problems, especially on larger or awkward shaped buildings.I'm sure this is a dumb question but aren't elevator shafts almost always concrete or brick? I walked by this site the other day and it looked to me like the elevator shaft is on the SW corner of the building and is made of wood. Is that unusual or was I not actually looking at the where the elevator will be installed?
Yeah, I think depending on the building type and fire suppression systems (e.g. sprinklers), it would give a requirement for separation between floor assemblies. Then I believe you can use the table below from the NBCC to determine which assembly you can use around the elevator:Do the rules apply for elevators if they are those low rise hydraulic types? The reason I ask is that I was once working on a house that was 4 stories with a hydraulic elevator and it was wood frame around the elevator core. It was a smaller elevator, maybe that's why?
Wood shafts are pretty common in this type of construction. Owner's think they are saving money by selecting wood instead of concrete block or steel reinforced concrete but in the end they are way more of a pain in the ass to put together.I'm sure this is a dumb question but aren't elevator shafts almost always concrete or brick? I walked by this site the other day and it looked to me like the elevator shaft is on the SW corner of the building and is made of wood. Is that unusual or was I not actually looking at the where the elevator will be installed?