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  1. ttoma

    Calculating W for earthquake loads

    Hi all, In calculating W for the calculations of earthquake loads, do we have to account for the weight of the partition walls supported directly on the foundations? A colleague of mine thinks that half of that weight should be accounted for. also, how do you account for the weight of masonry...
  2. ttoma

    Seven killed in Dubai bridge collapse

    http://uk.reuters.com/article/worldNews/idUKL0828226920071108?feedType=RSS&feedName=worldNews
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    Removing Masonry prtitons

    The architect requested our opinion in removing a number of masonry partitions from the second floor of a 2-storey steel framed building built in the sixties. I reviewed the existing drawings and found no lateral resisting system. The beam/column connections were shear connections, no bracings...
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    Max. number of spans for a PT beam

    Is there a maximun number of spans for a beam to be post tensioned? Thanks

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