The IBC 06 (or in my case the 2007 CBC) refers to ACI 530 for masonry design. ACI 530 gives a formula for development of bars in tension (2.1.10.3) that seems to yield some extremely long development lengths. Has anyone else ran into this issue? Any thoughts?
I have an interesting question. There has been some discussion among engineers I know on what the minimum steel requirements should be for a cast-in-drilled-hole concrete foundation for something that takes high lateral loads (and very little axial load), such as a light pole foundation, or a...
I know this may be an odd question and unrelated to engineering, but I am looking for a hand pump (similar to a bicycle pump) that has both intake and outake ports. I want to hook up some hoses and pressurize a small vessel with something besides air (any type of gas). I have seen a pump like...
