Anyone have any idea how one would determine if a steel pipe would need wall reinforcement due to the secondary moment due to a shear tab welded to the face of the pipe (instead of a thru-plate connection
Does anyone know of any good resources which address the various values (lbs/ft.) for shearwalls constructed of plywood on light gauge metal framing. I have some information from APA (American Plywood Assoc.) and some information from AISI. But the information is sketchy at best and does not...
I have contacted SDI, ASCE, ACI etc. and no one seems to know, does anyone know of research which backs up the SDI and ASCE standard 2" of concrete above the flutes?
Does anyone know what the minimum thickness of composite metal deck is or where that might be found? The vulcraft catalog doesn't give values for slab thickness above flutes less than 2" (for 1 1/5" deck) and I don't know the reason for this. As might be expected contractor has poured...
Is anyone aware of Single angle design aids for ASD, perhaps a spreadsheet, tabulated values, etc? I am not convinced the allowable bending stress values I am coming up with are correct, they seem to high. I am calculating according to "specification for allowable stress design of...
