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  1. dem0001

    Bolts in tension - can't use slotted holes, right?

    Thanks for the replies.
  2. dem0001

    Bolts in tension - can't use slotted holes, right?

    I've always had it in my head that codes don't allow the use of slots (short nor long) with bolts that are subject to tension. However, in a design I'm working on currently, that notion was challenged and I cannot find it specifically stated in RCSC or AISC steel manual. Am I just blind or have...
  3. dem0001

    Long span catwalk handrail

    Thank you for the replies and the detail, Joel!
  4. dem0001

    Long span catwalk handrail

    Thank you for the replies. This is an outdoor catwalk from a boiler building to a stack, so it was designed to "float" on the stack end.
  5. dem0001

    Long span catwalk handrail

    First time starting a thread, so forgive me if I'm in the wrong section of the forum. A structural engineer at my company designed a 67' long, 4' wide catwalk consisting of W21 beams and lateral bracing on the top and bottom flanges. He has since retired, and the catwalk is currently in...

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