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Assuming the welds are the same stiffness should be conservative, as the weaker welds will attract more load than they would otherwise...

Elastic analysis and consider the weld group to fail when the first weld does, which could be the 3/16" weld in your case.

The harden paper puts stiffer springs on the "flanges" of the footing. There is a method in the paper to calculate the deficit as well...

Ref 3 had something on modeling the stiffness deficit but I never quite got it to work how I liked on my last project

1. You need additional rotational springs or need to adjust the base springs, to address the rotational stiffness deficit. I sometimes...

"AI", or more specifically generative algorithms with transformers, will surely have a place in engineering. Think of turning laser...

I don't think a piano is that crazy to assume, a lot of people have that in their houses. I'm sure there a lots of things in a house you...

The 6 psf is fine on average, until someone buys a piano, and one joist is loaded right up.

Are you going to load test each and every case? Looks to me like the fastening could be different everywhere with the quality of the...

I'd recommend always detailing around thermal load, by having one end be a tower and the other a bent. Likewise allow some ability for...

I'm sure rubber stamping is never ok by the book, and true rubber stamping is not ok by me, but if you can look at something and know...

No need for a different hole layout for the TC bolts, just treat them like regular bolts.

The 3 pile layout is still common though, and rebar is detailed without going diagonally generally.

Same way orthogonal reinforcing is justified in any two way slab or strut and tie model.

You'd want stiffeners matching the column flange full depth in the W27, and a fly brace on one side of the W27 where it bears on the...