Does anyone have any experience with designing framing for openings with security glazing in behavioral health facilities to AAMA 501.8? I am trying to determine what forces the framing needs to be designed for and I am struggling to find that information. I am aware of the impact energy test...
Does anybody have any info for allowable loads for a SJ 60L19 steel joist? We have the SJI book with all the old load tables, but the L-series only goes to 48" depth.
For those of you out there who have quite a bit of experience with 2 way flat plate construction...what sort of slab thickness would you expect for a 32'x32' bay size? I know ACI has minimum thickness requirements, but that doesn't seem thick enough once you take into account long term...
Has anyone used ICC 500-2014 or FEMA P-361(2015) for the design of storm shelters? My question is regarding the wind speeds as they have not changed. 7-10 increased the wind speeds to increase the loads to an ultimate level....so when you use the same wind speed as would have been used under the...
In just under 3 weeks I will be starting a new job. I am moving from a 4 person structural consulting firm that I have worked for for the last 7+ years to a full service A/E firm with 6 offices. I was wondering if anybody has any advice/words of wisdom that I could use during my transition. Thanks!
I recently downloaded the demo version of Risa floor and I was wondering if it accounts for the eccentricity of beams framing into the face of columns? I have researched the users manual but I can't seem to find anything. Thanks.
Does anybody have any good references or links for some typical details of guy wire foundations/anchorages? I am comfortable with designing for the loads, what I am not sure of is what is typically used to attach the cable to the foundation and so on..any help would be greatly appreciated...
Can anybody give me a good steel reference or two regarding Large Truss or Braced Frame connections(k-bracing or inverted v bracing). Preferably with lots of examples. Thanks in advance.
Can anybody give me some insight on how to handle biaxial bending in concrete beams. The Beam doesn't have any axial load...just bending in 2 directions. How do you account for the combined bending. I can't find anything in the ACI except for columns with Biaxial bending and axial load. Any help...
I have several questions regarding steel lintels w/ bottom plates that support masonry with a brick veneer.
1. Could someone please tell me how to calculate the angle of rotation for W-flange sections and Tube sections that are loaded torsionally?
2. What is an acceptable amount of vertical...
