Good day. I need to design the foundation for a light pole. To get my foundation loads, I need to analyze the light pole for seismic. When analyzing for seismic, I'm wondering what part of the National Building Code of Canada, Part 4 would apply to this structure? I intend to use the Equivalent...
Good day. I'm designing a reinforcement for the existing open web steel joists and I'm wondering if there is such a requirement as the minimum weld length for the flare-bevel groove weld? I've always used 1.5" minimum and there is such a requirement for the fillet type weld but there is nothing...
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I'm designing a built-up crane runway beam built of the w-section and a c-channel welded onto the top flange. When checking the built-up member top flange elements for their class/compactness, I'm not sure what criteria to use for the part of the c-channel web located between the edge...
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I'm dealing with a situation where I have cantilevering single angle supporting a point load at the cantilever end. The angle is oriented in such a way that the toe of the angle pointing in the same direction as the point load and is in compression. The angle is anchored to concrete...
Gents, thanks a lot for your help.
JoshPlumSE, current risa version allows to input L torque and gives a pretty good breakdown on how the capacity of the cold-formed member is calculated. Too bad it only works for AISI standard but it doesn't do that when CSA S136 is used.
I used Risa Section but it's not able to calculate Cw and shear center for this type of section and those are the two values which I'm missing in order to get Cr. Thanks for your input guys, we've decided to reinforce the chords.
Also, when analyzing crimped tube webs, I'm analyzing them as...
Good day. I'm analyzing the top chord of the open web steel joist in compression. The top chord is cold-formed hat channel and mode of failure in compression is torsional buckling. This top chord is connected to metal roof deck and I'm trying to figure out what can be considered as adequate...
Thanks for response KootK. Since you've analyzed these before, how did you estimate Cw (warping constant) for their hat channel chords? I tried using the formula given in AISI cold-formed manual for hat channels but that formula is for hat channels with 90 degree bents and with these joists it's...
Good day. I'm analyzing the existing Open Web Steel Joist for new load. The existing joists are made by Omega Joists, Canada and are dated 1999. I'm trying to determine top chord capacity which is in the shape of hat channel and is 2.36mm thick. Using the approach given in steel and cold-formed...
We typically use 1-1/2" 22 ga. (0.76mm) thick corrugated metal deck. Canam diaphragm design manual gives guidance on shear resistance calculations and, like I said, I can easily design the 22ga. deck with connections to carry my crane and wind loads while resulting in very minimal deflection.
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I'm designing a crane supporting structure made of steel and realizing that it takes a heavy frame structure to be within the lateral deflection limits recommended by crane design manual. I tried using the metal deck as diaphragm and load and deflection wise everything works out fine...
