This structural section details the curtain wall mullion bearing and lateral connection interfacing with a floor slab edge and steel beam. The assembly features a steel beam with standard holes supporting a concrete slab over metal deck, reinforced with diaphragm reinforcement per plan. A one-half-inch plate is welded to the steel beam with five-sixteenths fillet welds, secured with standard bolts. The curtain wall, by others, transfers lateral loads with a maximum design value of plus or minus seven point four six kips, utilizing a mullion lateral connection located up to two feet eight inches maximum from the beam centerline.
DIAPHRAG M REINF. PER PLAN TEXT DECK SPAN VARIES MULLION LATERAL CONN. BY OTHERS (WHERE OCCURS) - 2'-8' MAX. FROM BEAM 3 STL BM CURTAIN WALL BY OTHERS MULLION BRG/ LATERAL CONNECTION BY OTHERS 5/16 5/16 3" 3" 3" 2" STL BM W/ STD HOLES 1/2" W/ STD 1/2" 2" 2 1/2" BOLTS PER PER ARCH. SLAB EDGE W=±7.46k (MAX.) 1 S52-00
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