I have been asked to verify the structural stability for a 40-year-old bar joist in the Miami area. I am analyzing the roof joist using a computer model based on measurements taken in the field. The bottom chord is a double bar (3/4” dia each), the 28”-9” long top cord is a 2L 2x2x1/4, and the...
I am currently designing 4 wingwalls for a canal approaching a pump station. The wingwalls are 24 feet deep with 35 feet embedment. The bottom of the canal needs to have two different elevations which will be provided by installing sheet pile retaining walls. That change of elevation is 35 feet...
