DSA IR 16-13: Ceiling Bracing Details
DSA IR 16-13: Ceiling Bracing Details
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OR GWB AND TO STRUCTURE PER DETAIL X/X.X
CROSS-RUNNER SUPPORTS - SPACING AT INTERIOR GYP. BRD. CEILING COMPRESSION STRUT SHALL NOT REPLACE
HAT CHANNELS @ 24" [Link]
3/4" HANGER WIRE.
CLEAR
THESE HORIZONTAL RESTRAINT POINTS SHALL
1 1/2"
PER PLAN
NOT BE PLACED MORE THAN 8' X 12' O.C.
2'-0" MAX
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AND THE FIRST SET ARE REQUIRED NOT MORE
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THAN 4'-0" FROM EACH WALL FOR SNF
BUILDINGS.
1"
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SPLICE CROSS FURRING BY LAPPING AND
2"X 2" 20 GAGE METAL ANGLE SUPPORT @ INTERLOCKING FLANGES 8" MIN. AND
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TWO ADJACENT SIDES TYING EACH END WITH DOUBLE LOOPS
METAL ANGLE SUPPORT @ END OF 16 GA WIRE - TYP.
5/8" GYPSUM WALLBOARD 6" MAX. 6" MAX. MAIN RUNNERS - TYP.@4'-0" O.C.
@ WALL @ WALL 1 1/2" COLD ROLLED CHANNEL (0.475 LB/FT), SPLICE MAIN RUNNERS BY LAPPING AND
CROSS RUNNERS - TYP @2'-0" O.C. INTERLOCKING FLANGES 12" MIN. AND
2" 3/4" FURRING CHANNELS (HAT CHANNELS) 19000 MacArthur Boulevard
C3030_2019-08-20 TYING EACH END WITH DOUBLE LOOPS
C3030_2019-08-20 END CONNECTION DETAIL X/X.X Suite 500
OF 16 GA WIRE - TYP.
C3030_2019-08-20 Irvine, CA
92612-1460
SUSPENDED CEILING/SOFFIT 3" = 1'-0" 20 SUSPENDED GYPSUM WALL BOARD CEILING - CONNECTION DETAIL 3" = 1'-0" 12 SUSPENDED CEILING GRID SYSTEM - GYPSUM BOARD/STUCCO 1 1/2"= 1'-0" 4 (949)720-3850 t.
TRANSITION A131 A131 A131
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CHANNEL
SPACERS MAY BE
ONE HOUR FLOOR/CEILING ASSEMBLY SLOTTED ANGLES OR
VERTICAL HANGERS LATERAL FORCE BRACING
CHANNELS WITH
'DIAMOND POINTS' OF NO.12 GA. SUSPENSION WIRES (4) NO.12 GAGE WIRES SECURED TO MAIN
DEVELOPMENT
FLOOR JOIST / TJI FLOOR TRUSS 1/4 OF THE LENGTH OF THE
END RUNNER OR 8" SPRING STEEL WHICH SPACED AT 4'-0" O.C. ALONG RUNNER W/ 4 TIGHT TURNS IN 1 1/2", WITHIN
SNAP TIGHT TO PREVENT EACH RUNNER. ATTACH TO RUNNER
50% DESIGN
WHICH EVER IS LESS 2" OF CROSS RUNNER INTERSECTION AND
2X SOLID BLOCKING AT BOX-OUT AND TO SUPPORT ABOVE WITH
MOVEMENT OF STRUT SPLAYED 90 DEGREES FROM EACH OTHER
ALTERNATE SPREADER STRUT MINIMUM 3 TIGHT TURNS IN 1 1/2". AT MAX. 45 DEGREE ANGLE FROM PLANE
OF CEILING.
SUPPORT CONNECTION
COMPRESSION STRUT SHALL BE STEEL
SECTION WITH L/R RATIO OF 200 MAX.
12 GA. HANGER WIRE AT 12 GA. HANGER WIRE AT 12 GA. HANGER WIRE AT CROSS RUNNERS - TYP.
SEE OTHER ATTACH TO MAIN RUNNERS AT CONVERGENCE
4'-0" O.C. ON MAIN RUNNER 4'-0" O.C. ON MAIN RUNNER 4'-0" O.C. ON MAIN RUNNER
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SIDE OF SPLAYED WIRES WITH 1/4" MACHINE BOLT
45°-0' 45°-0' AND TO STRUCTURE WITH 3/16" DIAMETER
MAIN OR CROSS RUNNER MAIN OR CROSS RUNNER MAIN OR CROSS RUNNER POWER-DRIVEN STUD. COMPRESSION STRUT
SHALL NOT REPLACE HANGER WIRE.
MINIMUM 3 TIGHT TURNS IN 1 1/2" 1/2" 3/4" SEE DETAIL X/X.X
1/2" CLEAR CLEAR 45°-0'
45°-0'
MAX. -TYP. THESE HORIZONTAL RESTRAINT POINTS
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EXHAUST FAN
SHALL NOT BE PLACED MORE THAN
2" MAX. 8' X 12' O.C. AND THE FIRST SET ARE
REQUIRED NOT MORE THAN 4'-0" FROM
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BOX-OUT AT EXHAUST FAN WITH EACH WALL FOR SNF BUILDINGS.
TWO LAYERS TYPE "X"GYPSUM WALL ACOUSTIC CEILING PANEL ACOUSTIC CEILING PANEL 2 1/2" ACOUSTIC CEILING PANEL
BOARD 1/2" MIN. THICKNESS CLASSIFICATION OF ACCOUSTICAL CEILING GRID:
POP RIVET NOTE : CEILING GRID MEMBERS POP RIVET
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SLOTTED ANGLE SPACER CLASSIFICATION OF CEILING GRID IS HEAVY DUTY
MAY BE ATTACHED TO NOT MORE WITH HORIZONTAL 6d RINGSHANK NAIL. LEDGER ANGEL AT WALL MAIN RUNNERS - TYP. MANUFACTURER'S CATALOG NO. - MAIN RUNNER:
1 HOUR RATED FIRE CAULK THAN TWO ADJACENT WALLS NAILS AT ENDS OF HORIZONTAL STRUTS ARE TO BE ARMSTONG - HEAVY DUTY: 144" = 7301
WALL ANGLE ATTACHED TO STRUCTURAL PLACED WITH NAIL HEAD TO CENTERLINE OF SPAN OF MANUFACTURER'S CATALOG NO. - CROSS RUNNER:
END CONNECTION
4" DIAMETER EXHAUST DUCT ELEMENT & RIVETED TO MAIN RUNNERS AT STRUT. NOTCHING PERMIITTED ONLY AT RUNNERS ARMSTONG: 24" = XL-7328, 48" = XL-7348
NOT MORE THAN TWO ADJACENT WALLS NOTE : ALTERNATIVE LOCATION WITHOUT NAILS EXPANSION JOINT INSTALL IN ACCORDANCE WITH PROJECT SPECIFICATIONS
FAN EXHAUST AT FLOOR/ 1 1/2"= 1'-0" 19 SUSPENDED LAY-IN CEILING - CONNECTION DETAIL 3" = 1'-0" 11 SUSPENDED CEILING GRID SYSTEM - LAY-IN PANELS 1 1/2"= 1'-0" 3
CEILING A131 A131 A131
1. GENERAL REQUIREMENTS: CBC 2019 SECTION 808.1 REQUIRES THE DESIGN AND INSTALLATION TO BE IN COMPLIANCE WITH ASTM C635, C636, AND E580, SECTION 5, AS AMENDED BY 2019 CBC 808.1.
MAX.
2.3. MAIN RUNNERS, CROSS RUNNERS, SPLICES, EXPANSION DEVICES, INTERSECTION CONNECTORS SHALL BE DESIGNED TO CARRY A MEAN ULTIMATE TEST LOAD OF NOT LESS THAN 180 LBS. IN
3"
TRUSS JOISTS
1" MIN.
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WHICHEVER IS LEAST, FOR THE PERIMETER OF THE CEILING AREA (SEE DETAIL X/AX.X). PERIMETER WIRES ARE NOT REQUIRED WHEN THE LENGTH OF THE END TEE IS EIGHT (8) INCHES OR LESS.
3.3 CEILING GRID MEMBERS SHALL BE ATTACHED TO TWO (2) ADJACENT WALLS PER ASTM E580, SECTION 5.2.3. CEILING GRID MEMBERS SHALL BE AT LEAST 3/4 INCH CLEAR OF OTHER WALLS. IF WALLS RUN
DIAGONALLY TO CEILING GRID SYSTEM RUNNERS, ONE END OF MAIN AND CROSS RUNNERS SHOULD BE FREE, AND A MINIMUM OF 3/4 INCH CLEAR OF WALL.
3.4 THE WIDTH OF THE PERIMETER SUPPORTING CLOSURE ANGLE SHALL BE NOT LESS THAN 2 INCHES. GRID SYSTEMS WITH SPECIALTY ANGLES AND SUPPORT CLIPS MAY BE ACCEPTABLE IN ACCORDANCE
HVAC WITH SECTION 11 BELOW.
ONE HOUR FIRE RESISTIVE WALL CONSTRUCTION WOOD JOIST 3.5 AT THE PERIMETER OF THE CEILING AREA WHERE MAIN OR CROSS RUNNERS ARE NOT CONNECTED TO THE ADJACENT WALL, PROVIDE INTERCONNECTION BETWEEN THE RUNNERS AT THE FREE END TO
DUCT
EXTEND GYPSUM WALL BOARD TO ONE-HOUR OR RAFTER PREVENT LATERAL SPREADING. A METAL SPREADER STRUT OR A #16 GAGE WIRE WITH A POSITIVE MECHANICAL CONNECTION TO THE RUNNER MAY BE USED. WHERE THE PERPENDICULAR DISTANCE
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ROOF/CEILING OR FLOOR/CEILING ASSEMBLY BRACING WIRE FROM THE WALL TO THE FIRST PARALLEL RUNNER IS 8 INCHES OR LESS, THIS INTERLOCK IS NOT REQUIRED.
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5.1 PROVIDE LATERAL FORCE BRACING ASSEMBLIES CONSISTING OF A COMPRESSION STRUT AND FOUR (4) #12 GAGE SPLAYED BRACING WIRES ORIENTED 90 DEGREES FROM EACH OTHER (SEE DETAIL
B1010_2019-08-20 X/X.X).
3 - 1-1/2" X 9 GA. STAPLES OR 5.2 LATERAL-FORCE BRACING ASSEMBLIES SHALL BE SPACED AT A MAXIMUM OF 12 FEET BY 12 FEET ON CENTERS FOR SCHOOL BUILDINGS AND 8 FEET BY 12 FEET ON CENTERS FOR ESSENTIAL SERVICES
3 - STRONGHOLD "J" NAILS AT 1/4" DIA. BUILDINGS, WITH THE FIRST ASSEMBLY WITHIN HALF THE MAXIMUM SPACING FROM EACH WALL AND AT THE EDGES OF ANY CHANGE IN ELEVATION OF THE CEILING. THE LAST ASSEMBLY MUST BE WITHIN
DUCT AT FLOOR/CEILING AND 1 1/2"= 1'-0" 18 CORRIDOR CONSTRUCTION 1 1/2"= 1'-0" 14
EACH WIRE LOOP DRILLED HOLE 1 1/2" MIN.
5.3
MAXIMUM DISTANCE FROM EACH WALL.
THE SLOPE OF BRACING WIRES SHALL NOT EXCEED 45 DEGREES FROM THE PLANE OF THE CEILING AND WIRES SHALL BE TAUT. SPLICES IN WIRES ARE NOT PERMITTED WITHOUT DSA OR OSHPD
DROPPED CEILING A131 A131
5.4
APPROVAL.
COMPRESSION STRUTS SHALL BE ADEQUATE TO RESIST THE VERTICAL COMPONENT INDUCED BY THE BRACING WIRES, AND SHALL NOT BE MORE THAN 1 (HORIZONTAL) IN 6 (VERTICAL) OUT OF PLUMB.
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6. ATTACHMENT OF HANGER AND BRACING WIRES:
ONE-HOUR ROOF/CEILING OR FLOOR/CEILING
6.1 FASTEN #12 HANGER WIRES WITH NOT LESS THAN THREE (3) TIGHT TURNS IN 3 INCHES. HANGER WIRE LOOPS SHALL BE TIGHTLY WRAPPED AND SHARPLY BENT TO PREVENT ANY VERTICAL MOVEMENT
ASSEMBLY PER LEGEND OR ROTATION OF THE MEMBER WITHIN THE LOOPS (SEE ASTM E580, SECTION [Link]).
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6.2 FASTEN #10 OR #12 BRACING WIRES WITH FOUR (4) TIGHT TURNS. MAKE ALL TIGHT TURNS WITHIN A DISTANCE OF 1-1/2 INCHES.
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ONE-HOUR FLOOR/CEILING ASSEMBLY 6.3 HANGER OR BRACING WIRE ANCHORED TO THE STRUCTURE SHOULD BE INSTALLED IN SUCH A MANNER THAT THE DIRECTION OF THE ANCHOR ALIGNS AS CLOSELY AS POSSIBLE WITH THE DIRECTION OF
THE WIRE.
6.4 SEPARATE ALL CEILING HANGER AND BRACING WIRES AT LEAST SIX (6) INCHES FROM ALL UNBRACED DUCTS, PIPES, CONDUIT, ETC.
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6.5 HANGER WIRES SHALL NOT ATTACH TO OR BEND AROUND INTERFERING MATERIAL OR EQUIPMENT. PROVIDE TRAPEZE OR OTHER SUPPLEMENTARY SUPPORT MEMBERS AT OBSTRUCTIONS TO TYPICAL HANGER
2X SOLID BLOCKING @ FURR-OUT SPACING (SEE DSA- IR 25-2.10 (REVISED 05-16-13) FIGURE 3A, DETAIL F). PROVIDE ADDITIONAL HANGERS, STRUTS OR BRACES AS REQUIRED AT ALL CEILING BREAKS, SOFFITS, OR DISCONTINUOUS AREAS.
2" MIN.
6.6 HANGER WIRES THAT ARE MORE THAN 1 (HORIZONTAL) IN 6 (VERTICAL) OUT OF PLUMB SHALL HAVE COUNTER-SLOPING WIRES. PERIMETER HANGER WIRES AT MAIN RUNNERS THAT ARE POSITIVELY
2 X WD. BLOCKING W/ ATTACHED TO THE PERIMETER CLOSURE ANGLE, COUNTER-SLOPING IS OPTIONAL.
2 - 16d COMMON NAILS SADDLE TIE NOTE : SEE ASTM C-636 FIGURE 1 FOR COUNTER-SLOPING METHODS.
AT EACH END 6.7 WHEN CONNECTION DETAILS DIFFER FROM THOSE IN THE ATTACHED FIGURES, ATTACHMENT OF BRACING WIRES TO THE STRUCTURE ABOVE AND TO THE MAIN RUNNERS SHALL BE ADEQUATE FOR THE
LOAD IMPOSED. THE WEIGHT (Wp) SHALL BE TAKEN AS NOT LESS THAN 4 PSF FOR CALCULATING SEISMIC FORCES (Fp).
BRACING WIRE HANGER WIRE - 6.8 WHEN DRILLED-IN CONCRETE ANCHORS OR SHOT-IN ANCHORS ARE USED IN REINFORCED CONCRETE FOR HANGER WIRES, 1 OUT OF 10 WIRE/ANCHOR ASSEMBLIES MUST BE FIELD TESTED FOR 200
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3 TIGHT TURNS & LBS. IN TENSION. WHEN DRILLED-IN CONCRETE ANCHORS ARE USED FOR BRACING WIRES, 1 OUT OF 2 WIRE/ANCHOR ASSEMBLIES MUST BE FIELD TESTED FOR 440 LBS. IN TENSION IN THE DIRECTION
ONE LAYER 5/8" FOR BRACING WIRES - FULLY BRACING WIRES - OF THE WIRE. SHOT-IN ANCHORS IN CONCRETE ARE NOT PERMITTED FOR BRACING WIRES. PROJECT: 24005
TYPE 'X' GYPSUM EMBED SCREW EYE THREADS 4 TIGHT TURNS NOTE: DRILLED-IN OR SHOT-IN ANCHORS REQUIRE DSA OR OSHPD APPROVAL PRIOR TO USE IN PRESTRESSED CONCRETE. DRAWN BY: SR, MG
WALL BOARD IN DIRECTION OF WIRE IN 1-1/2". CHECKED BY: MG
7. CEILING FIXTURES, TERMINALS, AND DEVICES: ALL FIXTURES, TERMINALS, AND OTHER DEVICES SHALL BE MOUNTED IN A MANNER THAT WILL NOT COMPROMISE CEILING PERFORMANCE IN ACCORDANCE WITH
SECTION [Link].2(5) OF ASCE 7-05 AS AMENDED BY 2019 CBC SECTION 802 AND ASTM E580 SECTIONS 5.3 AND 5.4. FILE NAME: MODEL
NOTE: SOLID BLOCKING IS REQUIRED FOR
METAL STUD EITHER TYPE OF BRACING WIRE.
7.1 CEILING PANELS SHALL NOT SUPPORT ANY LIGHT FIXTURES, AIR TERMINALS OR DEVICES. DOI: 2025-04-04
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LIGHT 7.2 ATTACH ALL LIGHT FIXTURES, CEILING MOUNTED AIR TERMINALS, AND ALL OTHER DEVICES TO THE CEILING GRID RUNNERS TO RESIST A HORIZONTAL FORCE EQUAL TO THE WEIGHT OF THE FIXTURES.
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FRAMING SCREWS OR APPROVED FASTENERS ARE REQUIRED. A MINIMUM OF TWO ATTACHMENTS ARE REQUIRED AT EACH LIGHT FIXTURE, PER ASTM E580, SECTION 5.3.1.
FIXTURE
7.3 RECESSED OR DROP-IN LIGHT FIXTURES, GRILLES, MECHANICAL TERMINALS, AND FLEXIBLE SPRINKLER HOSE FITTINGS OR OTHER SERVICES BE SUPPORTED DIRECTLY ON RUNNERS CLASSIFIED AS
ASTM HEAVY DUTY, BUT THEY MUST ALSO HAVE A MINIMUM OF TWO (2) #12 GAGE SLACK SAFETY WIRES ATTACHED TO THE FIXTURE AT DIAGONAL CORNERS AND ANCHORED TO THE STRUCTURE ABOVE.
SUPPORTED BY NOT LESS THAN FOUR (4) TAUT #12 GAGE WIRES ATTACHED TO THE HOUSING AND TO THE STRUCTURE ABOVE. THE FOUR (4) TAUT #12 GAGE WIRES, INCLUDING THEIR ATTACHMENT TO
THE STRUCTURE ABOVE, MUST BE CAPABLE OF SUPPORTING FOUR (4) TIMES THE WEIGHT OF THE UNIT.
1/2" PLYWOOD BOX-OUT W/ TWO LAYERS
5/8" TYPE "X" GYPUM WALL BOARD
ONE-HOUR WALL ASSEMBLY PER LEGEND
JOIST OR OF WOOD 7.5
7.6
ALL 4 FT. X 4 FT. LIGHT FIXTURES MUST HAVE SLACK SAFETY WIRES AT EACH CORNER.
SURFACE-MOUNTED FIXTURES SHALL BE ATTACHED TO THE MAIN RUNNER WITH AT LEAST TWO POSITIVE CLAMPING DEVICES MADE OF MATERIAL WITH A MINIMUM #14 GAGE. ROTATIONAL SPRING
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DRAWING DESCRIPTION
1/2" MIN. THICKNESS CATCHES DO NOT COMPLY. A #12 GAGE SUSPENSION WIRE SHALL BE ATTACHED TO EACH CLAMPING DEVICE TO THE STRUCTURE ABOVE. PROVIDE ADDITIONAL SUPPORTS WHEN LIGHT FIXTURES ARE 8
RECESSED LIGHT FIXTURES AND DUCT OPENINGS IN THE BLOCKING JOIST 7.7
FT. OR LONGER. MAXIMUM SPACING BETWEEN SUPPORTS SHALL NOT EXCEED 8 FEET.
SUPPORT PENDANT-MOUNTED LIGHT FIXTURES DIRECTLY FROM THE STRUCTURE ABOVE WITH HANGER WIRES OR CABLES PASSING THROUGH EACH PENDANT HANGER AND CAPABLE OF SUPPORTING
C3020_2019-08-22 NON-RATED SOFFIT ARE NOT REQUIRED TO BE PROTECTED
TWO (2) TIMES THE WEIGHT OF THE FIXTURE. A BRACING ASSEMBLY, PER DETAIL X/X.X, IS REQUIRED WHERE THE PENDANT HANGER PENETRATES THE CEILING. SPECIAL DETAILS ARE REQUIRED TO
ATTACH THE PENDANT HANGER TO THE BRACING ASSEMBLY TO TRNSMIT HORIZONTAL FORCE. IF THE PENDANT MOUNTED LIGHT FIXTURE IS DIRECTLY AND INDEPENDENTLY BRACED BELOW THE
SOFFIT FRAMING SHALL BE NON-COMBUSTABLE CEILING, I.E. AIRCRAFT CABLES TO WALLS, THEN BRACE ASSEMBLY IS NOT REQUIRED ABOVE THE CEILING. SEE IR 16-9 FOR ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENT FOR PENDENT MOUNTED FIXTURES.
CONSTRUCTION - CBC SECTION 803.11.2 7.8 ALL LIGHT-WEIGHT MISCELLANEOUS DEVICES, SUCH AS STROBE LIGHTS, SPEAKERS, ETC., SHALL BE ATTACHED TO THE CEILING GRID PER SECTION 7.1 OF THIS IR. IN ADDITION, DEVICES WEIGHING
INTERIOR DETAILS
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MORE THAN 10 LBS SHALL HAVE A #12 SLACK SAFETY WIRE ANCHORED TO THE STRUCTURE ABOVE. DEVICES WEIGHING MORE THAN 20 LBS SHALL BE SUPPORTED FROM THE STRUCTURE ABOVE PER
SECTION 7.3 OF THIS IR.
C3030_2019-08-20 DRAWING NUMBER