Checking my first jib crane setup. Single four-wheel trolley with a hoist rated for 1-ton. Should I apply tractive and side thrust forces along with the vertical load or are those forces (tractive and side thrust) more applicable to heavier bridge crane setups?
I have a nonbuilding structure that is similar to a bldg. As I look at ASCE7-05 in Table 15.4-1 at the Ordinary steel concentric braced frames I am limited in height to 35' for SDC=D. Just below I note "With permitted height increase" with lower R, Omega and Cd and a height limit of 160ft. My...
Let's say that I've designed a steel framed structure that the Architect has chosen to clad with aluminum panels backed up by cold-formed studs. The structural steel is clearly my responibilty but what about the studs for the cladding? Who's responsibility is it to design the cold-formed stuff...
