This structure will be located in that Atlanta, Georgia USA area... so there won't be a lot of cold weather like up north. The castellated beams are spanning approximately 60', but deep in size - 30 inches. The 9' spacing just works out with the column grid. I'll do a little research on the...
The current design has the slab spanning 9'-0" between composite castellated steel beams.
Thanks for all the explanations and recommendations. As far as a sealer/proprietary topping - any suggestions?
I have a 2 level elevated steel parking structure with cast-in-place concrete slab on metal form deck. The structure will be open and exposed to environment. AISC Steel Design Guide 18 (Steel Framed Open Deck Parking Structures) recommends the following:
1) Use of normal weight concrete
2)...
I've got a situation where the panel thickness needs to be 7.25" from finish floor to roof and 9.25" below finish floor to footing (-4'-8"). The client requires that the dock wall extend 2" beyond the exterior face of the building. Ideally, I would like to have one continuous panel for the...