Hi guys. So at my new job, I've been told that we, as the structural engineer of record, do not review structural steel shops....we don't even receive a copy. I should point out that I'm in the manufacturing world, not consulting. I guess my question is, does the seor have a legal...
Wow. You guys are quick!!
Doct-you might be right, but I've always used the overall change in temperature. Conservative if nothing else....
Not sure what these things cost, I've only used them once before on a beam bearing plate. Here, I've got 3 tanks. So 3 saddles would have the...
Hi guys, not sure if this is the right forum or not but...
I'm designing the foundations to support the saddles for a 30,000 gallon carbon steel horizontal storage tank (30' between saddles). I'm told that we (my company) typically design these supports utilizing teflon slide bearing pads to...
If the lanyard limts the maximum arresting force(MAF) to 1800 lbs with a harness (as per OSHA 1926.502(d)(16)(ii)) then you design for the 1800 lbs and apply a FS of two (per 1926.502(d)(15)(i)). The 5000 lbs is not an 'ultimate' load, but rather a general case for which the ppe is not known...
