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Hello everyone! I am currently designing a 35 foot high warehouse with LFRS system consisting of precast wall panels and with roofing made up of precast/prestress double T joists which would be interconnected along joint lines as per MFR design guidelines. I have assumed that the diaphragm is...

Hi everyone, Our company was planning to buy Ram Connection software package from Bentley. I was just wondering is there a better alternate to this? Cost wise aswell as one with better user interface. Thanks in advance! --Ad

Hi all, I was wondering if it is possible to model a sloped flexible diaphragm in etabs. I could not find a solution for this modeling problem. Any suggestions would be highly appreciated. The reason being I am modeling an overly complicated single story building (thanks to the ARCHT) with...

Hi all, I was designing a rectangular base plate (i.e. longer in the direction on brace frame) for a SCBF HSS column with net tension and shear. And was was wondering whether the base plate needs to be checked based on the interaction ratios for both these force components. In my case I have...

Hi all, I was wondering if anyone could provide me with a good reference example on design of composite steel beam continuous over support. Thanks in advance.

Hi all, I am designing 8 story industrial steel structure with SCBF system. Its a pretty symmetrical square box kind of structure and with loads at different level. I ran it in Etabs and wanted to cross check results manually for column design. I wanted to know if the columns whihc are also...

Hi all, I am designing 8 story industrial steel structure with SCBF system. Its a pretty symmetrical square box kind of structure and with loads at different level. I ran it in Etabs and wanted to cross check results manually for column design. I wanted to know if the columns whihc are also...

Hi everyone, I have 4 story (+penthouse) wooden bldg (rectangular in shape 310'x110') which is partially bearing on concrete floor at second level and partially bearing on concrete floor at first level (i.e.) there is a rigid and flexible diaphragm at second floor level. The joint between two...