We have some embedded conduit raceways (not part of the original design) being installed flush to the top of concrete slab. The shear studs will encroach the depth of the raceway along some lengths of multiple beams. The as-designed shear studs are currently on site, can the contractor cut...
Steel newbie here--
How is structural steel plate (say 1.25" thk, plan dimensions are ~48"l by 9"w) typically cut? Looking for the method (saw, plasma, laser, others?).
and following on the first Q:
Referring to the middle column of Table J3.4, what cutting methods constitute a "Sheared Edge"...
Forgive me, snug-tightened bolts are what we truly spec'd and is reflected as such on the shops. Freudian slip above (I've been trying to self-educate on the AISC bolt spec and other steel lit quite a bit recently).
The short-slotted holes are necessary from the erector's perspective because...
Fabricator is asking for short-slotted holes where we spec'd standard holes. Steel member is a "typical" simple-span W-shaped beam with only gravity loads. Fabricator shows slots perpendicular to load (horizontal) as we'd like to see them. Connection is pretty standard stuff (from my vantage...
