Anyone come across a condition where a concrete composite deck is placed on top of an existing ribbed concrete deck? The corrugated composite deck wil span perpendicular to the concrete ribs (one way joists). The existing slab between the ribs is a little less than 3" in some areas and the new...
Looking at opening up a 12 foot wide section from the floor to the roof beam in a 20' wide tilt up panel between a reinforced concrete columns at each side of a one story building. To help with shear we are considering installing tube steel horizontally between the rough opening. Opening will be...
Are there any additional manuals available that provide a better analysis of weak axis bending for steel channels? ASD does not address the bending stress for this shape. I have a 12' opening and am trying to decide if an I beam may be needed instead.
