I've got a short concrete cantilever 3" lg. x 1' deep. The cantilever is from a slab on grade that will extend over a conveyor pit and support a traffic plate. What is the appropriate way to check the cantilever? Should I check shear from a shear friction standpoint (corbel) Vu=Av*Fy*u...
I've got a short concrete cantilever 3" lg. x 1' deep. The cantilever is from a slab on grade that will extend over a conveyor pit and support a traffic plate. What is the appropriate way to check the cantilever? Should I check shear from a shear friction standpoint (corbel) Vu=Av*Fy*u...
What is the correct way to design a crippled stair stringer? Is it correct to use the "plan" dimension or should I use the actual channel length as the beam length? Any thoughts on stair design are greatly appreciated.
I have designed a pit (size 19’x10’x9.5’ deep) that will be located in an existing warehouse. Excavation will be down to 11’ below finish floor. A contractor has proposed drilling in concrete piers 18” dia. practically side by side as shoring. Then installing the 15” retaining wall. This...
I have designed a pit (size 19’x10’x9.5’ deep) that will be located in an existing warehouse. Excavation will be down to 11’ below finish floor. A contractor has proposed drilling in concrete piers 18” dia. practically side by side as shoring. Then installing the 15” retaining wall. This...
We are a small C/S engineering firm. Currently we are using STAADIII. We had many problems running it when it first came out (program bugs)but finally feel like we have it under control. <br>
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We are considering upgrading our analysis software and I would like an evaluation of the...
