In a 12 Story building with a very irregular grid rectangular in the middle then circular at one end. What are the factors that should be kept in mind when placing shear walls at a certain location in this or any other building?
is there any reference/code stating or justifying the location of...
two towers of 10 stories are 30ft apart, and there is a need of pedestrian bridge on every story level between the two towers. Building is in Zone-III. The principle design engineer thinks that it cannot be bridged with a steel structure pedestrian bridge as the buildings are expected to sway...
Hi,
I am using ASCE-07 for the first time for seismic loading. I have found it very different from UBC 97 which i usually use, Can any one suggest a good reference for using this code for seismic loading of the building.
p.s. i am not in USA.
There are minor cracks in the midspan of the beam, i want to check if the cracks are "LIVE" and still increasing or not. I usually paste 2mm thick 5" long glass stips exactly below the crack, so if glass breaks it means crack is still expnading ? is this correct or not ? any better suggestions ?
