I have been asked to strengthen a round pipe that will have three symmetrical ‘windows’ cut into it on 120 degree centers, with wide-flange shapes welded to the outside of the pipe section as pictured in the attached photo (I'll try to make the screenshot attach). The goal is to provide at...
Can anyone recommend a design guide or go-by for determining the weld or stitch weld needed to attach a single bottom cover plate to a wide flange beam? I've found just a little bit in Omar Blodgett's "Design of Welded Structures", but not much more.
Additionally, I have a problem with a...
I have a long, narrow structure with 10 frames each with three supports. To allow for growth of the structure due to temperature loads, I want to model 3 supports on one end as 'pinned' and the other 27 supports released to provide vertical and transverse resistance as well as longitudinal...
I am trying to determine what the "h" value is in the beam properties tables (Compact Section Criteria column) in "Part 1 Dimensions and Properties" of the AISC Steel Construction Manual, 13th Edition. Its value, taken by multiplying the listed "h/tf" by "tf", doesn't seem to correspond with...
