The ASCE "Guide to Wind Loads and Anchor Bolt Design in Petrochemical Facilities" calls for a MINIMUM embedment of 12Db, but the method behind the design is to transfer the tension from the bolt into the reinforcing. I agree with everyone else...12Db is NOT enough to develop the bolt tension in...
R=0.25. Wow, that's pretty good looking at other people's numbers. 2 years experience and second company as of the first of the year. I am the product of a booming market. However, I am in a volatile field and I am stashing away for when the bottom falls out again...
"this is a tough economy right now and you are lucky to have a job. I know a lot of college educated people who are working in video stores, supermarkets, etc. and falling further and further behind because that is all they can find for work right now."
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Our client does not allow us to use ANY structural tube shapes because it is impossible to inspect the inside walls for corrosion due to inadequate coating application. Maybe something to consider in your shape selection...
I am currently designing a retaining wall to resist the impact from a CAT 988G loader. The wall I am replacing was damaged severely from a combination of the loader impact and steel corrosion (caused by the rebar being exposed to large cracks from the impact force of the loader). Due to...
Does anyone know a source for a higher definition Basic Wind Speed Map for the ASCE 7. I have an electronic (.pdf) version of ASCE7-05, but when I zoom into the map, it gets really distorted. I am interested in the New Orleans, LA area.
Thanks in advance for your assistance.
TL
