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    Thick RC slab to avoid beams?

    Unfortunately I don't have a clearer copy, but it is from The Ove Arup Structural Scheme Design Manual. You should be able to source a copy online https://www.scribd.com/doc/50817571/STRUCTURAL-SCHEME-DESIGN-GUIDE-BY-ARUP
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    Embedded pipes in an RC slab

    Hello, I have a 300mm thick flat slab (without drop panels) which is to contain a series of plastic pipes for cooling the floor. The pipes are 25mm diameter and are spaced at 100mm centers. They will be situated in the center of the slab (suspended from the top reinforcement I expect), so will...
  3. clarke1973

    Thick RC slab to avoid beams?

    Haven't read through all the replies so I'm assuming you have received the right advice by now, but attached is a useful guide for determining appropriate floor slab systems. It's my go to for scheme design.
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    60m span warehouse - check for vibration due to wind?

    Thanks for the responses. civeng, I'm using a haunched UB1016x305x222 rafter, and UB1016x305x437 columns (British sections). It is a double span roof, i.e 120m wide with central columns. It seemed a more economical system than using a truss.
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    60m span warehouse - check for vibration due to wind?

    Hello, I have a large span storage warehouse to design - 60m span, height to eaves is 9m. It is lightweight construction - sandwich panel sheeting on purlins with minimal services. The roof is only accessed for maintenance (0.6 Kn/m2 live load). A colleague has suggested that checking the roof...
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    UBC 1997 Soft Story Stiffness Irregularity

    I have a 3 story concrete framed building with a two level basement to design. The building design meets all of the requirements of 1629.8 to enable a static analysis to be carried out, however in the basement B1 structure I have a stiffness irregularity as the floor structure is partly open i.e...
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    Ground improvement under an existing building

    dik, Information we have so far is that the soil consists of silty sand layers with coral deposits. The water table is understood to be +4m below ground. The main processing building (single story, steel framed open warehouse type structure) is on isolated pad foundations with the ground slab...
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    Ground improvement under an existing building

    Does anyone have any experience with this? We have a client with a processing facility in the Middle East. A couple of the smaller ancillary buildings have experienced some significant settlement recently (> 100mm). The cause is not yet known and the original soil investigation report is...
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    On-site Welding

    Hello, Does anyone know of a requirement within the AWS Structural Welding Code that states that all on-site welding should be tested? We are requesting the contractor to carry out NDT's on a series of full strength butt welds that are being done on-site. He is trying to claim a variation for...
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    6m Deep Basement

    Thanks for taking the time to reply. Some excellent advice there for me to consider.
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    6m Deep Basement

    I have a 6m deep single level basement to design for a three story concrete framed building. basement footprint is 11,000 m2. The ground is sand, water table is at approx 4m. The wall will be built on the plot boundary so no external excavation or ground tie backs will be possible. For the...
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    Tata Steel - online blue book

    I cannot find the tata blue book for steel section capacities online anymore. There doesn't appear to be anything mentioned on Tata's website about it either. Does anyone know if it has been removed or not?

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