Anchorages to concrete
Using allowable design/Table 1912.2 in the 2003 IBC, if I require special inspection, I can take a 100% increase in the loads given in Table 1912.2 (1912.5). If I do not want special inspection, then I can not increase the values.
When I jump to the strength design, I...
I recently attended a one day seminar on ethics. The seminar was organized by our state board of engineers and land surveyors. It was given by Dr. Jimmy Smith, P.E.
Dr. Smith is with the Murdough Center for Ethics in Engineering based at Texas Tech University.
The seminar was great. I...
To all,
I was fumbling around in the AISC 3rd Edition LRFD, Chapter F - Beams and Other Flexural Members, when I stumbled upon section F1.3 - Design by Plastic Analysis, which states:
Design by plastic analysis, as limited in Section A5.1, is permitted for a compact section member bent about...
