There is a shear studs design spreadsheet based on AASHTO LRDF 3rd Edition (2004), Art. 6.10.10 that can be downloaded from http://www.designspreadsheets.com/shear-studs
The picture on rows 95 to 102 and the strength check on rows 110 and 111 of the spreadsheet explain how the negative moment...
I am happy to announce that the SAP2000 wiki has been recently redesigned to better organize the large amount of information it currently contains. The new wiki supplements the official documentation and is available at the following location:
http://wiki.csiberkeley.com/x/IAAJ
The content is...
Please see the following article in SAP2000 wiki that contains useful information on connecting frame, shell and solid elements:
http://csi.structuralwiki.org/en/Connecting_frame%2C_shell_and_solid_elements
Below is a link to page in SAP2000 wiki that include a nice example of how the temperature gradient loading is calculated and applied to bridge objects (both hand calculations and SAP2000 model are included):
http://csi.structuralwiki.org/en/Temperature_gradient_loading_for_bridge_objects
Using large displacements also enables you to model some interesting dynamic phenomena, such as swinging pendulum or dropping of an object on a plane. Please see the links below for screenshots and videos:
Sphere dropping on a plane
Pendulum (Newton's Cradle)
You can define influence-based and step-by-step moving load analysis. The procedures are described in the manual and overview of the basic steps is also presented here:
Step-by-step moving load analysis - basic introduction
Influence-based moving load analysis - basic introduction
For frames, you can use either hinges or links to model localized nonlinear behavior. Additional information about links and hinges in SAP2000 can be found here (section "Should I use hinge or link?"):
http://csi.structuralwiki.org/en/Link/FAQ#Should_I_use_hinge_or_link.3F
You can find some useful information about reinforcement design for concrete shells on the following page: http://csi.structuralwiki.org/en/Shell_reinforcement_design
ok, StructuralWiki.org
See the following pages:
http://csi.structuralwiki.org/en/Multi-support_excitation
and
http://csi.structuralwiki.org/en/Time_history_multisupport_excitation/form_tutorial
The "Adequacy of the U10 & L11 Gusset Plate Designs for the Minnesota Bridge No. 9340 (I-35W over the Mississippi River" report available from the link below provides detailed analysis of the main truss gusset plates:
http://www.ntsb.gov/Recs/letters/2008/H08_1_Design_Adequacy_Report.pdf
It...
My company uses Deltek Vision, but I personally think that it is not the best fit for AEC firm. It seems to work good for accounting and timesheets, but it lacks advanced document management features (e.g. revision tracking). While the project managers may use it for project management, it...
Some time ago, I developed publications database to keep track of technical literature in MS Access.
It can be downloaded from http://www.longtailgroup.com/tools/publications_database/ and I believe that it could be used for your purpose. If needed, it would be possible to convert it into MySQL...
