The problem is how do we understand the use of "Prior" For me it means after delivery, and imidiatelly before stressing not before the transportation half way around the world.
The contractor think different as you may expect.
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Thanks,
It would have been OK if everything was done properly, But when unfortunately the packaging was also not what you or I would expected.
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Thanks!
My concern is exactly the transportation. I am not realy worried for the Jack itself, the problem is with the pumps and the gauges, They are the ones that are not realy robust. At least the ones that they intend to use are not.
The project involves a multistrand PT works on a Brige...
Dear all,
What is your oppinin.
My Contractor is to apply post tensioning in a couple of days.
So when requested he provided a calibration certificates for the posts tensioning equipment. The problem is that the calibration has been done 4 weekes ago before the Equipment being shipped half...
My 3 p.
1. The slab thickness is not enough to prevent execive deformations (Span/depth).
2. Reinf ratio is too low- both strength and crack widths..
3. Reinf spacing is too big.
With one word.
Re design.
This is what my calculator is showing.
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There is one reazon why the PT anchors should not be painted.
This will simply prevent you from been able to inspect them later.
the problem may be just under the paint, well hiden from the eye
In the bridges buisnes where i am we never paint the anchors.
we seel them with caps filled with...
Just read the begining.
It says angles
Just as a note:
A bolt in this case will be subject not only to shear but also to the prying force due to the exentricity of the centre line of the angle.
And the instalation. Few good ppoints were made here regarding this. Thanks Men. Verry verry good...
Hi All.
Have a question.
On my project i ama sked to dsing A portal frame (3m span)
The foundations are 1.2m Piles 23 to 34m long. The soils are lose sands.
The question is.
After I have calculated the nonlin soil springs for the latteral pile supports. What shall I do to take into account...
Hi All!
On one of my projects Ihad to desig some carbon fiber strenghtening of an existing steel structure.
Please can you help me with some kind of reference for the best practice of installing maintaning an etc.
Any help will be gratefully appreciated!
TNX
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Try the USACE.
They have a pretty good one for the lateral pile resistance.
Used mathcad to calculate the springs and the results from SAP matched exactly those from MPILE.
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staad kick the shit out of me when it goes to the shell elements.
few days ago a friend here modeled a bridge.
Nothing unusual.
one load case.
And what a surprise!!
the total vertical loads were not equal to the sum of reactions!!!!!!!
So................
Otherwise i would consider SAP.
Good...
Jae may be rigth.
the problem in europe in the last few years is the dramatical change in the weather conditions.
The snowfalls are 2 times greater than usual. Or at least from what is regarded as usual in the codes)
Also the temperatures falling down to -35 for weeks ( every year!!!!).
This...
Hi!!
Looks more like a dam for me.
Why not try dam & earth retaining fora here.
Otherwise i would simply try to change the dimentions so i would not have such a big diference in the moments.
for a dams if i am not mistaken(please corct me team)you should never get an uplifting at the back of...
