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    AS3600 - Column or wall??

    rowingengineer, Cl 5.6.2 is a fire requirement. Consider a vertical load bearing element with no FRL requirement. asixth, I agree! But AS3600 is unclear. If you were reviewing a design with this element designed as a wall, what would be your argument when push came to shove? Thanks for the...
  2. SydStructEng

    AS3600 - Column or wall??

    Thanks for the reply. How does the latest code stop a designer from doing this?
  3. SydStructEng

    AS3600 - Column or wall??

    My post relates to the analysis of a vertical load bearing element under AS3600 (and beyond). To my knowledge, AS3600 2009 does not define (for strength purposes) when a thin, long column 'becomes' a wall. This leave some ambiguity when analysing a vertical load bearing element of this shape...
  4. SydStructEng

    Tricky CHS to CHS Connection

    Hi everyone, I'm working with a colleague of mine and trying to rationalise the design for a CHS to CHS connection. His description is included below. Please view the drawing attached. The design of connections in hollow sections is tricky. This is an example. We have a small CHS welded under...
  5. SydStructEng

    space gass and excel

    shei7141, The first number indicates which Menu you select as you go across the Menu Bar. i.e. 01 = File, 02 = Structure, 03 = Loads etc... The second number indicates the selection in that menu. i.e. 01 05 = Menu, Save As. Note that some menus have extensions, such as the File menu has an...
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    space gass and excel

    shei7141, It is possible (and not that hard) to control Space Gass with a text file - but in this case I don't think it is necessary. I would use the Export to MS-Excel command in Space Gass and use a macro in excel to print out the results the way you want. Do this by running your analysis...
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