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  1. Shotzie

    S-Frame general use questions

    Hey All, I figured I'd throw this question out here, as I've searched the forum and most responses related to S-Frame are quite old. For those of you with experience using S-Frame and the subsequent suite of programs, how do you find them for general building modelling? At our company we use...
  2. Shotzie

    Rural Bridge Collapse Immediately After Opening

    Link, the article claims that excessive pile settlement caused one of the spans to collapse.
  3. Shotzie

    Concrete Beam Effective Inertia

    When calculating the deflection of a simply supported concrete beam with a uniform load on it, I normally calculate the effective inertia as a result of the maximum moment as per the (Canadian) Concrete Design Handbook. I started to think about it though, does this assume that the effective...
  4. Shotzie

    CSA A23.3 Plain Footing Bending Resistance

    Hi there, I'm having some trouble understanding the meaning behind clause 22.6.5 in CSA A23.3-04. It states that for plain footing strength in bending "The factored resistance in bending shall be based on a maximum stress in tension of 0.37*lambda*phi_c*sqrt(f'c) and a maximum stress in...
  5. Shotzie

    CSA A23.3 Concrete Wall Design

    Hello, As my previous post explained Link, the Canadian company I work at will soon be getting into mid-rise concrete building projects. I’m involved with making a software selection for the company in order to assist us with the design of these projects. I’ve done some pretty extensive...
  6. Shotzie

    Canadian Concrete Design Reference

    Hi there, The company I work at is looking to take on some low to mid rise concrete building projects. We are located in Canada. We have experience dealing with concrete foundations but usually do steel or wood structures above grade. I'm looking to get some resources to add to our collection...
  7. Shotzie

    5 storey apartment wood shearwall layout

    Hello, I'm looking for some feedback on the proposed shearwall layout (see attached). My main concern for his building stems from the portion of diaphragm spanning between walls 4-1 and 6-1; this portion will have a 2 storey atrium located in the centre of it as well. We are in a relatively low...
  8. Shotzie

    Tension and shear force at top of foundation wall from braced frame

    Hello, I'm wondering how people typically deal with large tension and shear values at the top of a foundation wall from a braced frame. It appears that following Annex D Anchorage from CSA A23.3 concrete failure will occur unless I put a pilaster in the wall. I have read the Design of Anchor...

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