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Thanks csd72; for your comments

I hope this drawing makes the matter more clear. http://files.engineering.com/getfile.aspx?folder=b1f22175-6d12-43a4-bb00-100759847047&file=Section_Cut.bmp

JkStruct: The duct that is passing through cuts through the bottom part of flange and web. So the bottom part of the flange is cut just for short distance...

csd72: thanks for valuable comment, The book is called "Steel and composite beam with web opening". It is Steel design guide series 2 2) How do i check the length of the angle member is sufficient and check for overall buckling. Is there any good reference material. Thanks again for the comment.

I wanted to restate my statements : 1) Can i use the formulae from " Design guide 2 "Steel and composite beam with web opening"", if the W -beam is cut to a t-beam along the length for a duct to pass through. 2) what checks do i need to consider in the design?

In the design examples they consider only web openings..so when we have a built up section using angles..can use the formulaes give by the guide..or should be go around the basic steps of beam design and say if the section modulus provided by the built up section is adequate.. the cut T- section...

If there is a web opening in W section we normally design it using the formulae or methods specified by Steel Design guide 2 "Steel and composite beam with web opening" but if the W beam is cut to T section somewhere along the length, could we still use the method an formulae. Secondly could we...

You can weld Aluminium, but the ADM specifies which grades of Al could be welded to each other. You can refer to the code for more information. Welding Al will reduce their design stress to great extent, there are tables which will help you.

I found that it cost around $15 dollars to buy from Vulcraft... Thanks for your help..

"Designing with Vulcraft: Steel Joists, Joist Girders and Steel Deck" James M. Fisher, Michael A. West and Julius P. Van De Pas. Second Edition 2002, by Nucor Corporation.

Where can i find that, I could not locate that in AISC or at Vulcraft.com AISC did have mention of it but no links to download or view it.

Thanks, I updated my Vulcraft tables, I found out that we can download the catalog from Vulcraft, thus saving some paper in the process.. if i had to design deck, is there any manual or book i can refer to...

Thanks msquared48; but in Vulcraft we have span loading chart. I had to design using light weight concrete, so how can i use the design chart And silly question to ask , if the span b/w the beams is 24 inches, so my deck will be a 2 span .How is the span calculated?

I was looking for online manuals or design guides for designing form decks.. I looked in Vulcraft but didnot find design guide to help in me determing the deck...

I was looking for function like Bind, initially...But as cvg say's i would not use Bind till i know, there would not be any updates to the file or DWG, since by using etransmit we donot have to think whether we have attached all the xref files to be e-mailed... Thanks all for your advice...