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You are right I was using the NCEES site

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I am currently pursuing my Professional Engineer (PE) registration, and as part of the process, I need five references, three of which must be from licensed PE professionals in the USA, as per the licensing board's requirements. The challenge is that I am not currently working in the USA, I...

Thanks for the slide shared But what is the reference of the Mu flooring>1.2 Mu wall Most engineering practices commonly employ a value of μ (mu) equal to 1.0. Surprisingly, when I searched for explicit references to this practice in the code, I found none. Instead, the language used is often...

Hi Maina, It depends on the value you will have some axial loads on the beams due to vertical load but they should be a minimum value. say less than 0.1 of the vertical load

Hi, There is a vedio in the etab watch and learn you can view about this topic else this what I know Semi-Rigid Diaphragm: For semi-rigid diaphragm failure depends on connection strength between the diaphragm and the vertical elements like columns and walls. This flexibility may result in a...

Ok thanks. I contacted the sofware supplier and they asked to modify the slab to membrane which I did and still no sucess

Hi there, I noticed that I'm getting a fixation moment with the wall-to-slab connection, and it seems that no matter how I change the slab stiffness, the moment persists. I believe that the moment is caused by the slab's fixation to the wall, which restricts the wall's moment at the slab...

How to apply the escipt in Etab please I try to add it under tools it only shows plugin

Hi, I am trying to design an L-shaped concrete wall as part of the building model in Etab. I have noticed that the wall has M11 and M22 values. However, Etab is not showing me the interaction diagram in the section designer, as it does in other cases. When I used another program like Response, I...

Hi I got a silo wall building with a flat bottom slab and then 4 openings at the bottom to form 4 walls. The building is fully symmetric in both axes. I ran the analysis model in the 2 principle axis. I got a base shear value, then I tried to check the case if I rotated the building 45 degrees...

Thanks, @phamENG I am more aligned with what you said but when looking at one pane try to slip does it will still have friction between it and the remaining pane. If we assume 3 panes also and you try to pull the middle one it will still get a friction surface.

Hi, I would suggest adding a bond beam to the top. Assuming it will carry the uplift by its weight

Hi all, Plate grab is used in a manufacturing facility for lifting. The supplier document allows lifting a single pane or double pane for the same weight. I am trying to check if we can lift 2 panes of glass at the same time or not. My judgment would say lifting 2 panes of glass will require...

If I am reading the output correctly. From what I see the eves member are providing lateral support to the truss. i.e the truss horizontal reaction carried by them You may need to realise them at end end