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Part 1-California Administrative Code Part 2-California Building Code Part 2.5-California Residential Code Part 3-California Electrical Code Part 4-California Mechanical Code Part 5-California Plumbing Code Part 6-California Energy Code (this section is commonly known as “Title 24” in the construction trade) [3] Part 7- Reserved
Pratt truss: 1915 1985 San Felipe Road Pacheco Creek: Gilroy and Dunneville: Santa Clara and San Benito: CA-48-A: Tule River Hydroelectric Complex, Tule River Bridge Demolished Pratt truss: 1913 1985 San Joaquin Light and Power Corporation access road
A Howe truss is a truss bridge consisting of chords, verticals, and diagonals whose vertical members are in tension and whose diagonal members are in compression. The Howe truss was invented by William Howe in 1840, and was widely used as a bridge in the mid to late 1800s.
The Pratt truss form, invented in 1844 by Thomas and Caleb Pratt, is the most common truss form in California and the United States. This form first appeared as a "combination truss" built in wood and iron with wooden vertical members, chords, and endposts, and iron tension diagonals. The basic form changed to all-metal construction by the 1880s.
Building Image Location First built Use Notes Ruins of Mission La Purisima: Lompoc: 1802 Mission: The original mission was destroyed during the 1812 Ventura earthquake.Only two 7 ft (2.1 m)-high wall fragments and building foundations remains.
Pony Pratt half-truss Garnett Creek Bridge on CA 29: 1902, 1914 2005-08-05 ... Highway Bridges of California MPS I Street Bridge: 1910, 1911 1982-04-22 Sacramento
The first result of this cooperation was the adoption of the 2008 California Green Building Standards Code (CGBC) that became effective since August 1, 2009. [21] The initial 2008 California Green Building Code publication provided a framework and first step toward establishing green building standards for low-rise residential structures.
It can be subdivided, creating Y- and K-shaped patterns. The Pratt truss was invented in 1844 by Thomas and Caleb Pratt. [29] [30] This truss is practical for use with spans up to 250 feet (76 m) and was a common configuration for railroad bridges as truss bridges moved from wood to metal.