A contractor has been successfully using lap-spliced snap ties in certain wall forming applications. I questioned the practice recently because it seemed there would be significant yielding from the eccentricity on the small diameter rods. They sent their modified products for testing and the...
Could somebody please direct me to a good concrete formwork publication or help me with the following problem? I’m designing formwork for an inclined concrete column but I can’t find anything that deals with this problem. The contractor would like to pour the entire 40 Ft tall column in one day...
Could somebody tell me how to design a single post adjustable steel column? I would like to use a steel pipe with threaded rods on each end of the pipe for adjustment. How do you treat the different sections (pipe and rod) over the length of the column?
