Y SHAPED CONCRETE COLUMN.DESIGN
Y SHAPED CONCRETE COLUMN.DESIGN
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I AM LOOKING FOR INFORMATION ON HOW TO DESIGN A Y SHAPED CONCRETE COLUMN I.E Y SHAPED IN ELEVATION. I HAVE HUGE LOADS ON THE COLUMN ARMS AND I WANT TO INTRODUCE A CONCRETE TIE ON TOP TO REDUCE BENDING MOMENTS. THE TENSION I HAVE IS AROUND 550KN.






RE: Y SHAPED CONCRETE COLUMN.DESIGN
RE: Y SHAPED CONCRETE COLUMN.DESIGN
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RE: Y SHAPED CONCRETE COLUMN.DESIGN
RE: Y SHAPED CONCRETE COLUMN.DESIGN
If the load on the two branches of the 'Y' are a combination of dead and live load, you will need to analyze the column as a frame and consider unbalanced loads.
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RE: Y SHAPED CONCRETE COLUMN.DESIGN