Can anyone recommend a steel connection design software that they have had success with? I have been using LIMCON, but would like to see what else is productive. RISA has just come out with a connection software, but it is very limited in that it only accommodates W shapes at right angles.
I...
This relates to Canadian Welding and requirements.
I have been asked to certify a welding shop so that they can become a CWB Division 2 company. I would be retained by them to prepare their WPDS, WPS and perform quarterly shop checks. I have the qualifications to perform the work, but this is...
In a K connection of a structural truss, all of the books are telling me that an overlap connection or a gap connection is acceptable. It is unacceptable, however, to provide a K connection where the two brace members are cut and have a vertical weld between them.
There is very little...
I am currently in charge of restoration work to bring up to code a parking deck constructed of precast double tee sections, bearing on precast inverted T beams, supported by cast in place columns. The waterproofing membrane is very piece-meal on top of the deck, and ideally, I'd like to replace...
