In appendix 3 "Design for Fatigue" in ANSI/AISC 360-10 which I find in the 14th edition steel manual, Table A-3.1 (starting on page 16.1-198) has only one section for connected material in mechanically fastened joints. In this section 2, what would be the Cf constant or the stress category...
I am looking at a large steel frame with an internal plated chamber supported by the steel framework. The rectangular chamber is about 100ft by 20 ft by 75 ft high. There was an overpressure that has caused the plates and the structure to permanently deform. The customer wants to fix rather...