I am looking for recommendations for an easy to use and inexpensive program or spreadsheet to check steel tube truss design as well as the overall building design. I saw a thread from '05 (thread507-132180) but figure there has been enough changes that it may be worth asking again.
These are...
I am working on an accessability issue for an assisted living home group R4.
I cannot find any definative proof that a shower base with a 4-inch lip cannot be used with a transfer type seat. A tub with a transfer seat is acceptable, why wouldn't a 4" lip be acceptable?
The framing and...
I am designing an underground sanitary tank. What would be the best way to connect the lid (either cast on the ground and craned on top or pre-stressed craned on top) to the walls to give walls stability to resist deflection from backfill loads?
I was thinking of dowelling and epoxy into the...
I have a little spin to add to a standard concrete tank design. With the underground concrete tank I am working on, the contractor/timeline requires to form and pour the lid on the ground while working on the floor and walls. When the walls are complete with adequate cure time, the lid(s)...
I am working on a foundation design to support two water tanks on a concrete pad that will be supported by screw piling. Where can I find a reference for this type of installation. The CRSI (Concrete Reinforcing Steel Institute design handbook details design for individual columns with...
