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    Eccentricities in tension only diagonal x-bracing

    I am an EIT and I am designing some X-bracing to stabilize a relatively small platform. I was using single angles back to back with a spacer plate to match the gusset plate thickness and using them as tension only. Sounds easy enough... I was looking closer at the gusset plate to angle...
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    Good drafting program for structural engineering firm?

    Greetings, I am a young engineer at a well established structural engineering firm. Our firm uses AutoCAD 14 with the Softdesk 8 add-on. Softdesk 8 has great features for drawing framing and foundation plans and for drawing details. Softdesk 8 fits our needs perfectly. However, all of our...

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