Oct 31, 2018 #1 charliealphabravo Structural May 7, 2003 796 Are factors of safety for overturning and sliding explicitly described in the latest version of ASCE 7 (2016)?
Are factors of safety for overturning and sliding explicitly described in the latest version of ASCE 7 (2016)?
Oct 31, 2018 #2 JAE Structural Jun 27, 2000 15,591 Within the load factors in the Load Combinations. For example: ASD: 0.6D +/- 0.6W The 0.6D is an implied inverse safety factor of 1.5. Check out Eng-Tips Forum's Policies here: faq731-376 Upvote 0 Downvote
Within the load factors in the Load Combinations. For example: ASD: 0.6D +/- 0.6W The 0.6D is an implied inverse safety factor of 1.5. Check out Eng-Tips Forum's Policies here: faq731-376
Nov 1, 2018 #3 Bagman2524 Structural Jul 14, 2005 707 Actually 0.6 is the inverse of 1.67 All I know is P/A and Mc/I Upvote 0 Downvote
Nov 1, 2018 #4 JAE Structural Jun 27, 2000 15,591 Yes - but the load combination also includes 0.9D to account for overestimation of the actual dead loads. 1.5 / 0.9 = 1.67 Check out Eng-Tips Forum's Policies here: faq731-376 Upvote 0 Downvote
Yes - but the load combination also includes 0.9D to account for overestimation of the actual dead loads. 1.5 / 0.9 = 1.67 Check out Eng-Tips Forum's Policies here: faq731-376
