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    DanKile replied to the thread AISI S100 Design.
    Yes, the .4 is for when you don't have bracing on one side. It is empirically derived. The girt in this case is somewhere between...
  • DanKile
    DanKile replied to the thread AISC Design Guide 16 Question.
    In a way. MU = phi * 2 *Fu * (pi * db2 / 4) * sum(dn) The 2 in the step before solving for db is for two bolts in a row. If you had...
  • DanKile
    DanKile replied to the thread Carport MWRFS or Open.
    If you are sheeting more than 20% of the wall area of a wall, you no longer have an open building (26.2). The obstruction to flow is...
  • DanKile
    Seems likely that the 241144 is the piece length, so maybe 24'-11.44" long. This seems too long for a 5" member though. The 05 could...
  • DanKile
    DanKile replied to the thread ASCE 7-22 Windward Drift.
    The wind document is 1-28. Looks like FM is doing the same in both, mixing multiple ASCE 7 years together as they please.
  • DanKile
    DanKile replied to the thread ASCE 7-22 Windward Drift.
    Reading the commentary, yes the windward width is based on the calculated windward drift height, and is not limited by the clear height...
  • DanKile
    The R value can be set by the user in the building code file or the design constant file.
  • DanKile
    The 13th edition of the manual did not have the eccentricity requirement for the conventional single shear plate. In that manual the...

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