I'm designing a 2.5 m high oval shaped truss (see attached). The top and bottom chords of the truss are radiused W-sections, with the strong axis oriented vertically. The bottom chord is braced along it's entire length, the top chord is not braced at all. In some places the top chord is in...
I'm just analyzing a composite floor for vibration using the AISC Design Guide 11, and I'm not sure how to approach it. This particular floor section is cantilevered in two directions. By this I mean there is no column support in the corner, the two girders just cantilever out and meet. The...
I am currently designing a two-way slab supported by steel beams and/or walls, which is only continuous in one direction. The CSA code provides a method for designing rectangular two-way slab systems with stiff supports on four sides, but the criteria for determining whether a support is...
