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    Single plate moment connection

    Wow! You guys! C'mon, get it together!! Of course, from simple statics obviously it is a moment connection! Consider that each bolt can take a shear, so a vertical column of bolts can be summed up (sum of forces in Y) to give a total shear. If the columns are spread a distance apart, than...
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    Lateral earth pressure

    On the design of basement foundation wall of span "L" between the basement slab-on-grade horiz diaphragm and the first-floor horiz diaphragm, with soil backfill against one side up to a height "h" from the wall base, what exactly is the lateral load against the wall?? I've asked the problem to...

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