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What is the procedure Dade County will follow for the approval of metal frame structures that compliment other types of sheathing?

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What is the procedure Dade County will follow for the approval of metal frame structures that compliment other types of sheathing?

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A large number of questions have been directed to our department from the steel construction industry, regarding the fabrication of steel frame structures. These structures are not prefabricated, and they will be sheathed with sheathing material specifically prescribed in the Florida Building Code. We are therefore proposing the following to be carried out. The procedure will be divided into two sections as follows: The metal frame construction shall conform to all of the following: -Shall have a special inspector at the site -Shall have 5/8″, 5 ply plywood sheathing minimum -Shall have paper backed wire lath and stucco over the plywood -Shall submit calculations to the building department from a Florida Registered structural engineer that includes all of the following: * analysis of all structural members and their connections subject to live load, dead load, and wind load * calculation of wind loads per ASCE 7 * overturning moments * stress diagrams * analysis of roof framing and nec