Recent content by mfrad

Try a tied arch. Use an angle at the bottom.

phamENG, Definitely new agreement with new rates. Lump sum or time, your call. I typically have in agreement with owner to have GC to name my firm as additional insured. Did GC get permit for project? Did you file drawings with the building department? You wrote no special inspections, how are...

Dennis59 I have used Steel WT's instead of WF’s successfully. Easier to weld intermittently both sides. Also make 2x6 template of existing beam since it has deflected some in order to cut wt’s web to fit.

Buleeek Before you design your foundation system first do a test pit along the existing building foundation to determine its depth and footing encroachment if any. It may have been a party wall only four feet of depth and not an independent foundation wall. You may have to underpin existing...

Congratulations on a great career, doing good work, and doing it with family. Good work brings more work. My partner was a Mole and I went to many dinners at the NY Hilton and also the Moles summer event and possibly we were there together. I would have loved to talk to you. I enjoy your...

The steel beam may twist with only one bolt. Could be a problem for someone walking on the beam.

Thaw the ground- Use heaters or heated blankets to thaw surfaces where concrete will be poured. Pouring concrete on frozen ground will quickly cool concrete well below ideal temperatures. Using a heater to prep surfaces will prevent too-quick cooling or freezing and help keep the necessary...

Thanks Celt83; very useful and well organized and in one place. I bookmarked it.

PhamENG AHJ most likely wants site specific building layout, soil borings, geotech report, seismic, snow and wind loads, foundation, plumbing, electrical drawings etc. Owner theoretically needs to hire his own arch, structural, mechanicals firms for a full package. The PEMB documents are...

What about steel beam thermal changes perpendicular to the wall. There seems to be some out of plane movement.

Workers would be subject to electric shock as steel is a great conductor.

Agree with others that you should consider a steel stairway design rather than precast within a steel building. you should get a hold of Design Guide 34 from AISC regarding layout to get a view of most but not all the requirements for a stair. Just be aware that stairs are typically designed...

"A dentil is a small block used as a repeating ornament in the bedmould of a cornice. Dentils are found in ancient Greek and Roman architecture, and also in later styles such as Neoclassical, Federal, Georgian Revival, Greek Revival, Renaissance Revival, Second Empire, and Beaux-Arts...

Veer007 Blodget's table is not based on weld strength, nor plate strength. Fillet sizes are proportional to either E60, E70 or E80 welding rods. His book covers both building and machine design. In buildings the bottom half of the table fillet welds are not economical, suggest dropping fillet...

Veer007, Your table came from Omer Blodgett's, "Design of Weldments" which is a good start. Everyone's comments are solid information. I added two tables from AISC as my starting point and I hope it will help you zeroing in on the weld strength or plate size. I would memorized Table 3.2 to...