I was tasked with designing a concrete specification for a major company that has warehouses around the world. Their drive path at one of the facilities was deteriorated and we embarked on a project to remove all of the concrete in the drive paths and replace it. In order to avoid shut-down...
I have been doing some work with a telecom group and I have been asked to review embedment calcs for a light pole with an antenna on top. Normally for something like this, I use the module built into Tekla TEDDS for "flagpole embedment" which uses the IBC method. The designer who sent me his...
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Has anybody seen a trend towards the preference of tension controlled bolts for steel erection recently? I'm involved in a pretty large steel project relative to the town that we are located in and recently got an RFI from the steel guys wanting to switch from snug-tight hex bolts to...
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Since I started working at this company 11 years ago, my boss always stressed to us that concrete columns need 0.01Ag minimum steel and pedestals/piers need 0.005Ag minimum steel. This engineer is no longer with the company and our new boss is a little less "old school" and continues...
I found a previous forum from 2014 that discussed wind on elevated structures, but I would like to re-open the topic. I am working on an elevated enclosed walkway with a rectangular cross section, and I am trying to determine the correct uplift forces. The walkway is elevated about 16 feet above...
