Continue to Site

Eng-Tips is the largest engineering community on the Internet

Intelligent Work Forums for Engineering Professionals

Register Log in
  • Congratulations waross on being selected by the Eng-Tips community for having the most helpful posts in the forums last week. Way to Go!

Recent content by kgr85

  1. kgr85

    how to design floor members with axial forces?

    Hi, Since we normally assign 'rigid diaphragm' at each floor level of the structural model, we don't get axial forces of floor members. So I wonder how other people design members such as top and bottom chords of trusses (for gravity as well as lateral) that laid in the floor level. I know...
  2. kgr85

    building separation for seismic design category C

    Hi, IBC specified that the building shall be separated by: 1) delta,MT = sqrt( (delta,M1)^2 + (delta,M2)^2 ) for buildings in the same property 2) set back by delta,M if the building adjoins a property line But, exceptions are buildings in SDC A,B or C. Then, how much of separation should...
  3. kgr85

    floor vibration for fitness center with baseketball courts, and etc

    Hi, I am designing a small building which has complex space programs such as auditorium at the ground floor then fitness center on upper floors. Fitness center has typical weight area, basketball court, instruction studios (aerobics possible), and racquetball courts. I had a look at AISC...
See more

Part and Inventory Search

Back
Top Bottom