Project: Snow Melting under parking lot and alleyway. The kicker is that occasionally a 15-ton crane to remove rooftop equipment, etc. sets up in the alleyway.
The manufacturers of the hydronic snow melt system require insulation under their tubing because the water table is within 8 feet...
How do I model knee braces in the RAM Structural System? The program has inputs for horizontal braces and other inputs for vertical braces to take lateral loads but I can't find anything on how to put in a knee.
Anyone done this in RAM?
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Has anyone designed Composite Decks with STAAD? It seems they have two features (bugs?) to deal with them. The first is to include the additional options of concrete thickness and strength when selecting the steel beam in the member properties command. The other is to use specific composite...
Does anyone use a standard naming convention for joint or member generation? I'm really tired of seeing member #138 and having to look at a map to see where member #138 is at. I really wish REI would allow us to use characters so that member #138 could become column B5.
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What is the formula for reducing the strength of non-compact HSS?
LRFD, pg4-8 gives the formula
phi.b Mn = phi.b Mp - phi.b(Mp-Mr)[(Lb-Lp)/(Lr-Lp)].
But the section says that this is for I or C rolled shapes only.
LRFD, App. F, pg 6-11 gives (substituting l for lambda)
Mn = Cb[Mp -...
In response to ramezkamel's question in the previous thread.
A good example of what happens when the strand is cut or broken is the pedestrian walkway collapse at a Racetrack in North or South Carolina. I don't remember if the bridge was pre or post stressed but I don't think that matters...
Apparently, the NFPA is miffed about not enough access to the development of ICC2000. They have decided to go right their own Building code, available in 2002. See their website www.nfpa.org.
What does everyone think of this?
I've also posted this in the structural engineers forum. The...
Apparently, the NFPA is miffed about not enough access to the development of ICC2000. They have decided to go right their own Building code, available in 2002. See their website www.nfpa.org.
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The "Tower Construction - Fun Project" post brings up a recurrent topic, i.e., students working on wooden/toothpick/popsicle stick bridges, towers, etc.<br><br>Other email list to which I belong have a FAQ with general suggestions in it. Should we do something...
Does anyone have experience with CIPP? Our client has a break in a PVC pipe, 9 feet below grade and, unfortunately, 4 below a column footing. I'm hopeing to avoid all of the shoring that would be necessary if we dig. Hence, I'd like to use one of the "pipe within a pipe"...
Does anyone have experience with CIPP? Our client has a break in a PVC pipe, 9 feet below grade and, unfortunately, 4 below a column footing. I'm hopeing to avoid all of the shoring that would be necessary if we dig. Hence, I'd like to use one of the "pipe within a pipe"...
I have found a awesome source of online technical information. The US Army Corps of Engineers has created a website for putting all of its Technical manuals, books, pamphlets, letters, etc. online. From my browsing they have info on just about everything related to construction and civil...
I have found a awesome source of online technical information. The US Army Corps of Engineers has created a website for putting all of it Technical manuals, books, pamphlets, letters, etc. online. From my browsing they have info on just about everything related to construction and civil...
I have found a awesome source of online technical information. The US Army Corps of Engineers has created a website for putting all of it Technical manuals, books, pamphlets, letters, etc. online. From my browsing they have info on just about everything related to construction and civil...
Does anyone have a resource (preferably like AISC's Manual of Steel Construction) for steel in Mexico? I know they use the metric system but do they use American shapes and simply convert to metric?<br>
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Does anyone know where I can find the properties of stainless steel sections? I'm particularly interested in small sizes (i.e., 2x2) and 41ksi steels.<br>
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