As a design engineer, I was confronted with the task of designing a two story training tower for an on-site fire department of a large company. Can anyone give any recommendations or comments on how to approach a design that will be set on fire on a continuous basis? Do you know of any papers...
If anyone could help me on this I would greatly appreciate it. I am currently working with a structure built using a series of ribs spaced at 25" o.c. supported by beams running perpendicular to the ribs. The width of the ribs is 5". Thus the clear span for the slab between the ribs is 20"...
I am currently working on a project which is going to convert an old (1920s) warehouse into a parking garage. The floor of the structure is a beam/ rib joist system with a thin slab between the joist. We need to create a ramp within the building rising approx 3.5 feet over approx 40 feet. My...
