Hi all, I wanted to inquire about how some of you perform your iterative design process for concrete shear wall crack factors and also discuss my current methodology. I am hopeful that I may be able to create a more efficient process and try to hone down on what may be considered more of a...
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I have a situation in which I would like to get some input from you forumers. I have an HSS beam that must tie into a girder and then follow with an overhang. Due to height restrictions I cannot afford to...
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I've looked through just about all the old unbraced length threads and yet I still feel someone unsatisfied. I was hoping that I could get some opinions from some of the people here on this board. I am also familiar with what AISC says on inflection points as well as...
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Lately I have been working on a project involving retrofitting an existing structure where more weight would need to be added to the original system. Our retrofit puts us in the category of an Alteration 2 within the IEBC code. After investigation of this older structure it has...
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I am checking some old deep web girders for additional loads. I am familiar with AISC 13th Ed. Eq's J10-2, J10-3 for Web Local Yielding and the other local web limit states and know that these equations are used for concentrated loads coming from bearing situations (can occur at...
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I've looked over the forums and have found some topics regarding one-way shear in a two way slab system however none cover the issue that I am currently facing. At my office we are currently having a debate among the structural engineers and was hoping I could get some more...
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I am currently reviewing connections for a fabricator and have a unique connection that I have never run into before. Although I have some avenues of thought of how to analyze this connection I want to see what others think are the controlling local issues that should be...
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I have a question regarding a local check that I need to perform for a spreader beam. For this given application the lifting points on the beam are directly over the loading points, so in theory this means no shear is in the member , rather there is tension flowing through the web of...
Hi all, i'm having an issue with using the utilization ratio for a concentrated force on a square HSS section. I am currently analyzing a HSS square spreader beam and am treating the lug plates as concentrated forces on the HSS. I am checking the capacity of the spreader beam and have checked...
