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As an example take a 48" wide concrete beam. The shear in the beam requires the use of only 2 shear legs. Given a large number of top bars the top horizontal leg of the stirrup will want to sag due to the weight of...
Given: A steel 14" WF column within a 1960's 5 story steel framed structure welded to a 2" thick, rather narrow (14") and very long (60") base plate. The existing drawings indicate a triangular gusset plate extending out from the column flanges to keep the base plate from bending. This column...
In a recent site observation I noticed some rusting on the underside of an existing metal deck. The existing roof system is 5" concrete(overall thickness) over an unknown metal deck thickness. Our office is taking the stance that without proper testing of the deck it would need to be replaced...
KCS joist tables post a value for the maximum shear capacity for that joist. Is this the max load the joist seat can take? If not, is there a smart way of determining the extra compressive force that the seat angles can take? This question is in regard to a standard 2 1/2" seat depth. The system...
