Does anyone have any general information on ways separating aluminum steel when connecting them together? I am working on a remodel and the architect would like to use polished aluminum frames and they would have to be supported by existing steel framing.
Are there any special coatings...
I've always used the standard ACI 318 equations for determining tension and compression lap splices. I see a lot of the newer material (specifically the 2002 CRSI Design Handbook) uses something called "Lap Classes" types A and B. Type "B" being either worst case or more...