The connection forces are provided. However the welds are not. The AISC has some pretty complex welding requirements for prepping the end of the steel pipe/tube. If I specify the weld information, do all the material end preparations associated with the weld (such as shape profiling ) and or...
There is a general note stating "CONTRACTOR SHALL DESIGN ALL CONNECTIONS AND SPLICE CONNECTIONS SHOWN, NOT
SHOWN, OR ONLY PARTIALLY DETAILED ON THE DRAWINGS. CONTRACTOR SHALL RETAIN A
REGISTERED PROFESSIONAL ENGINEER LICENSED IN THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA TO DESIGN
ALL SPLICES AND CONNECTIONS SHOWN...
I am trying to define the responsibilities of parties involved in a complicated pipe truss included in a project my company is bidding. We are bidding for structural steel detailing and connection design for a commercial structure. Additionally, there is a fairly complex interconnected truss...
Our potential client is a steel fabricator and erector. . . vested intrest in steel. Additionally, they have a large quantity of steel already on hand that they are hoping to efficiently use into design. . .thus,the girder slab system wouldn't fit for them. Thanks you for the replys so far...
Does anyone have any insight to designing a steel-framed open deck parking garage using composite steel beams with a traditional reinforced CIP flat plate (no post tensioning).
Our customer would like a steel and CIP solution. However, he would like to not deal with the possible maintenance...
I have also been discouraged from using the X-bolts. . . when possible. I have some situations that are just too close for comfort. They will be brought to the engineers attention and should have a different section size anyway.
The article was great and was exaclty what I was looking for...
I am an EIT trying to determnine the responsibilty of X-bolt direction during erection in the field. Does the direction of the X-bolt fall under means and methods or is it the responsabitlity of a steel detailer to indicate direction in addition to indicated the type.
Acting as a connection...
