Thank you spinner1 for the topic! It lead me to reminisce about all the thin-shell structures we did in the 50's and 60's. There was a Mexican architect of that era, Felix Candelera I think, whose "birdbath" structures were primarily steel nets covered with concrete.
I agree with Qshake, but your Geotechnical engineer should review the soil for potential liquefaction. Under some seimic conditions the jello we call soil could lose some stiffness. This could pose a problem, requiring grade beams or the like to connect the pile caps.
As a practicing A/E I agree with engcomp.<br><br>In Southern California architects fees run from 5+% for commercial to 15+% for residential alterations. From this the architect allocates compensation to structural engineering, plumbing engineering, HVAC engineering, electrical...
Try the ICBO website <A HREF="http://www.icbo.org" TARGET="_new">www.icbo.org</A> for either the Handbook to the IBC Structural Provisions, or the 2000 International Building Code.<br><br>The 2000 IBC will be the new standard code across the entire US.
The dialog box expects data to be entered in the sequence in which the attributes were defined. If this wasn't done carefully on definition it may be best to redefine the block. <p>David Allee, Architect<br><a href=mailto:darct@tfb.com>darct@tfb.com</a><br><a href= >...
You should connect your interior non-bearing partitions to the bottom chord with a slotted angle clip (Simpson's STC clips are available at local lumber yards). Allow about an inch between the top plate and the bottom chord. Verify the deflection with whoever does the truss calcs<br><br>There...
I am Looking for a truss calculation program using light gauge steel (american standards)members. I've tried to use the downloaded demo and the CD demo of SpaceGass and couldn't get either of them to run. <br>
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I used to do these by hand in the 60's. In the late 70's I programed my own...
