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I want to insert a W8x18 steel beam into a CMU wall trying to have a 4' cantilever at the other end of the steel. Can anyone give some suggestion about the connection detail between the steel shape and the CMU wall on both top and bottom flanges.
Thank you in advance.
I am working on the lateral design of a 4-stroy residential construction, which has the first story built with CMU, and upper stories with wood frame. Since located in city, the house has a plane size of 18’x70’. Furthermore, the owner wants to make a big opening at the front 18’ wall for...
Hi, everyone,
When designing a building structure, do you ever use yield strength 50 ksi for W-shapes? And I am also wondering what's the difference between A441 with 50 ksi and A572 Grade 50, in performance or in cost?
Thanks very much for your reply in advance!
It is my first time to use StaadEtc to design a column foundation. The results seemed to be too conservative to me, compared with some design tables. Does anyone have the same feeling with me?
Thanks in advance for your idea.
Does anyone here happen to know for a gross estimate, what is the average steel material weight per square foot for a typical single story grocery store building, including all the joists, beams, and columns?
Thanks in advance.
When determining the load on a strip footing, how do you consider the possibility of the load transfered by the basement floor? Some guys think we don't need to look at it. What's you opinion? Thanks.
