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    Has anyone ever tried FEMBUS?

    I recently read a journal article discussing a software package called FEMBUS. Supposedly, it is a stand-alone program that allows the user to generate live load patterning for 3-D structures, and then allow the transfer of the data file to a FEM program such as ETABS or SAP. The website is...
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    Beam geom. input in PCACOL for slender columns

    When designing a slender column with PCACOL, the program prompts for the x-beam and y-beam geometries at the top and bottom of the column. What do you do if in one direction you just have a flat slab? Do you assume a 'beam' width equal to the dimension of the column, and that the slab provides...
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    Larger Seismic Loads? UBC vs IBC

    I just have a quick, general question. All things being equal, which code typically gives larger seismic loads - UBC (97?) or IBC (2000).
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