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Dear All, i am having a problem of drawing the unfolded elevation of a spherical triangle. I want to cut a shape glass which later on i will gravity bend it to form a spherical triangle having a radius of 1123mm. The spherical triangle will form almost quarter of a hemi-sphere. Height of the...

Thanks daveboy, although it's too simplified for a beginner like me. If you could possibly show me how you've done it in round plates that might help a lot. I can do it on a 2 side supported plate (like a simple beam) but I am having difficulty doing it on a 4 side supported plate coz i...

Anybody of you guys have an idea how to apply/create a Stress Analysis using excel? I would like to get the max deflection and max stress for a certain vertical glass panel having dimensions of W x H. A uniform pressure P is applied on to the panel. The glass panel having the following...

I think this is very elemetary but i really can not figure out how can i solve this issue..... here is my problem. I need to calculate the maximum energy a glass balustrade can resist due to impact...say caused by a running child.....i can calculate the maximum stress on the glass and i can...

do we apply design factors for glass design? Any references?

Thank you very much everybody for helping out....thi forum is great!

How thick is the roof by the way? Why do you need to use a concrete roof? Since it will be a poured concrete roof, why dont you try to add a cantilever beam (steel or concrete) to reduce the deflection? You can not treat it as a simple beam, you have to model it using any design software.

Lufti, Thanks, i'll remember that in case i'll be designing a building in saudi arabia. That value is also similar to the value given by AhmedR (130km/hr). I think i can apply the 45 m/s for UAE area but i dont know what to apply for Kuwait. In case these wind speed is not provided, what...

I think you can apply the PL/AE to find the cable deflection, taking in consideration the angle formed by the deflection. You also have to use the actual area of the cable. Hope this will help.

AhmedR, Thank you very much for your quick response, one question though, is it applicable for all the 7 emirates of UAE? Thanks again.

Please help, i need to know where can i obtain a sort of wind pressure map or wind speed map for middle east (specifically for Kuwait and United Arab Emirates). I'll be needing it for building design. thanks a lot.

Thanks twlincoln, i will check that out. IFRs, Actually i'll be needing it for door production purposes. I have to draw it in autocad then the door width and height value should be transferred to excel form for order entry. For every drawing i've created, the width and height should be...

I don't really know any programming, but i hope somebody is having the lisp command for this kinda thing if it does exist. thanks anyway

Can somebody enlighten me on how can i get a dimension text value and transfer it to an excel worksheet. Thanks

why don't you try removing the option of "creating backup copy with each save". Go to tools, Options, Open and Save then uncheck that option. I hope it works.