I want to start of saying I am a steel guy and as such, not entirely familiar with timber design. Here is the problem...
I am designing timber cribbing to absorb the impact of a 14.5kip load free falling about 50ft without effecting the structure below.
I am looking for some guidence on how...
Here is the scenerio...
A client wants to keep the overall footprint of the building as small as possible but in order to do so, the structure must get taller to accomodate all the equipment that must be present.
The engineers point out that by increasing the height, the structural aspects...
I have been doing some reading on machinically induced vibrations on a structure. It seems that all the authors address the forced vibrations in regards to beam/girder design but no one that I have read so far addresses the effects the vibrating loads have on structural columns. It is hard for...
So here is a question for any who whish to tackle...
Here is the scenerio...I am using the Select/Group commands to have STAAD design steel members for a conveyor system. After I run the program and see what sizes STAAD 'picks', I manually enter those sizes back in the member property section...
I have a foundation system that I need to provide anchors across the concrete/rock interface. I am concerned with the grout-to-rock bond strength since the rock is weathered fractured limestone with an allowable bearing capacity of 8000psf. (Yes, that is correct...only 8000 pounds per square...
I'm new to using STAAD for plate element design. I am trying to design a mat foundation using plate elements. In post-processing, there are Mx and My moments as well as 'Global Moment' as options for the stress types.
The Mx and My can be used to determine the appropriate rebar needed to...
We have a project that will require retrofitting the existing foundations of a structure. The eixisitng foundations were built back around 1945-1950. The original blueprits that we have do not indicate concrete strength or rebar strength. Does anyone have any data on 'standard' concrete and...
I remember reading somewhere that smooth bars are prefered over rebar as the dowels across a concrete slab construction joint. I checked IBC and ACI but can't seem to find the reference. Any help?
