Recent content by cjg695

Don't know if this has already been covered, but it appears our long national nightmare is over. ACI 318-14 has finally put to rest the debate hashed out here, here, and here. In ACI 318-14, Chapter 13 now covers foundations. For one-way shallow foundations, section 13.3.2.1 states that...

Straight segments - you can specify how many segments you want it to create.

Well that was simple enough- I kept searching for "curved members" and not arcs. Thanks a lot.

Hello all: I have a situation where I need to model an existing wood bowstring truss that's approximately 42' long with 7 panel points along the top chord. I can't seem to find any information on how to model curved members (if it's even possible). I assume I'd have to use multiple straight...