Thank you all for your inputs. I will use your suggestions as a means to try justify that the shot-pins penetrations do little impact/alter the structural intent i.e. hinging at the face of column.
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I am currently working on a project where the contractor has mistakenly punched about 6 shot-pins in the bottom flange of an existing SMF beam within the protected zone. It is a Wuf-w connection. This SMF must have been installed a few years back and we do not have calcs or dwgs for the...
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At one of my friend's house, the city inspector asked the contractor to have certain discrepancies approved by a structural engineer. Now the SEOR who stamped and produced the drawings is not available and there is an extreme urgency to finish off the work and have it approved. I would...
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I have a question that involves substitution of standard reinforcement with headed bars for a beam.
Please refer to the attachment for code section (ACI 318-19).
• For beams with regular reinforcing; we generally use 25.2.1 for rebar spacing and clear cover of 1.5” if it is an interior...
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I need to design a 60ft span transfer girder supporting a column that sees loads from nine stories above. My girder c/s is 66in wide x 76in deep. My tensile stresses are going beyond 12sqrt(f'c) i.e. in the cracked zone. Also my P/A is around 750psi.
I am using a cracked section...
I have site stabilization piles in landslide zone. I have 2 rows of piles and am analyzing it as a moment frame system still I and am getting a 5 ft dia pile with insane amount of reinforcement. Has anyone met with a similar condition? I need some help brainstorming the solution.
