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    AISC Design Guide 1

    Thanks. My gut was saying M=Td too.
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    AISC Design Guide 1

    I'm using AISC Design Guide 1 - in my situation I have a horizontal cantilever tube imparting the moment on the plate. There is no axial force P, plate dimensions N=11", B=11". Following the examples, I used e=M/P which goes to infinity, so e>e-crit so I have a large moment case. Going...
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    Question on deflection of sloped wood rafters

    Hi, I have a question on calculating deflection on sloped wood roof rafters. I'm working on a project where I am checking existing roof rafters on a residence. I have calculated my dead and live loads on the horizontal projection and using the horizontal span of the rafter to check strength...
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    NDS table 11.5.1C

    NDS Table 11.5.1C shows spacing requirements between fasteners in a row. For loading perpendicular to the grain, and to allow the geometry factor C-delta to be 1.0, the table says the spacing requirement, paraphrasing here, is "spacing required by attached members." For C-delta less than 1 and...
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    Built-up wood beam section moduli

    Please pardon for the elementary question here I have on section modulus. On a particular project I am working on, there is a timber built-up beam I am analyzing for capacity. Basically it is built-up out of three pieces of wood - a large rectangular beam, and then located on each side of the...
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    Which section modulus should I be using? Sb or St?

    BA, we believe that at the time the slab was originally designed and constructed, it was done using WSD so we're trying to check the slab based on those design principles matching what was done back in those days.
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    Which section modulus should I be using? Sb or St?

    Due to the age of the loft, it would have been designed with ACI 318-63 originally at the time.
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    Which section modulus should I be using? Sb or St?

    Hi all. Am working on analyzing an old concrete slab/T-beam using ACE 318-63. Calculating the section modulus of the t-beam/slab, I of course get two section moduli - one based on the distance from the neutral axis to the top of the slab St, the other from the neutral axis to the bottom of the...
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    Heave and shear

    escrowe: Thanks for your posts in this thread. For me at this point, I’m not concerned with a perfect design procedure and I don’t have a specific project yet to ask specific questions on. Each project is different and no specific or perfect design procedure will fit each case anyway. I’m...
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    Specific questions on CALTRANS T&S MANUAL

    I have the following questions on info in the CalTrans T&S Manual. Please answer if you can. Thank you. 1) Pages 6-24, 8-5 state "surcharge pressures can be added directly to the soil diagram or may be drawn separately." Example 8-1, page 8-8 says "the surcharge can't be handled in the usual...
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    Heave and shear

    Not much offends me. But the holier-than-thou attitude that some people exhibit in these forums is uncalled for. It's a help forum, and nothing more. Yes, people should do research first, but when they already have, there is no reason they should be told their questions are too basic or...
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    Heave and shear

    What methods or procedures are there to check stability of an earth retention system? I'm talking about temporary sheet pile and soldier pile systems.
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    Allowable bending stress = Fy'

    I'm pretty sure the HP was "used." Still, in my opinion there would be no reason to take Fy anything less than 36ksi. The determination of the allowable stress for whatever situation (bending, compression, shear, tension) as identified in the specs of the AISC manual takes into account...
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    US Steel Sheet Piling Design Manual

    I thought about that too but the math is done for the conventional method. Another question - can surcharge pressures simply be added to the net pressure diagram? I read in the CalTrans Trenching and Shoring manual that they can't - that an equivalent height of earth must be used. Agree/disagree?

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