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Required Loads And Codes Specifications For Metal Buildings

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Published by Nucor Building Systems, this March 2006 edition of Tips From Engineering offers descriptions of a variety of factors that are considered when ordering a metal building, including: load requirements, importance classification, live load, snow load, roof snow load, roof exposure factor, thermal factor, wind load, wind exposure category, wind enclosure condition, earthquake design, seismic zone, site class, and collateral load. The information was written by Kevin Kimpel, P.E., Sales Engineer for Nucor Building Systems.

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