In a message dated 7/3/07 10:48:31 AM, robert.freeman@idsse.com writes:
Does this also occur in wood construction?
I don't know, but long ago I had a multistory wood-frame project in which the superintendent personally went around, on a weekend IIRC, after the floor sheathing was in place, pounding a sledgehammer down on each joist at each support point, to "settle them in." I've never encountered that since then.
Ralph Hueston Kratz, S.E.
Richmond CA SA
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