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  1. trishamae

    Could not analyze foundation - Design Mat footing on Pile using Staad Foundation

    I have attached here the staad foundation file. Where do I get the pile spring constant? Also the mat footing slab is also the floor slab of the basement area, we do not have enough space so there is no soil depth loading...
  2. trishamae

    Could not analyze foundation - Design Mat footing on Pile using Staad Foundation

    Hi everyone, I would like to ask some help on my project. the building has 2 mat footings of different levels and an elevator sump pit. When I try using the staad advanced foundation, my footing could not be analyzed. Kindly help me with this project. I have imported the analyzed file from...
  3. trishamae

    Cable analysis on series of posts

    and we also have sizes for the lags and bolts. Those are from the standards too..
  4. trishamae

    Cable analysis on series of posts

    Hi dhengr, We have height and weight limit for this kind of structures. I am placing here a link from youtube video which is of the same trade that we have also. We do use ACCT standards and PRCA standards. I wonder how to really convince the third party engineer who is new to this kind of...
  5. trishamae

    Cable analysis on series of posts

    Hi UcfSE, I would like to do a nonlinear analysis with it however staad gives me a lot of instability warnings... I seek some technical support from Bentley and suggested to do a linear cable solution instead... Cables are to be truss members with the capacity to carry only tensile forces...
  6. trishamae

    Failing steel sections in reference to thread750-258816

    Hi everyone In reference to thread750-258816, I have also the same problem. I tried the suggestions from thread750-258816 but still I cannot achieve any good results. I am analyzing a steel tower... If I use Interactive Steel Design, it gives me some physical column members that have odd...
  7. trishamae

    Cable analysis on series of posts

    You are right @dhengr. I have already done manual calculations on each poles, given the properties of each and checking on maximum axial loads it can carry. This structure has an entrance and an exit, it won't be filled with too many people on it since the level of activity varies given also the...
  8. trishamae

    Cable analysis on series of posts

    Thank you Denial, yes the cable end points are tight and are fastened to the wood posts by lag bolts. For the zipline cables, I am maintaining static belay grade of 5% and dynamic belay grade of 10%. I have already downloaded the spreadsheet and will look into my post by post elements. I guess...
  9. trishamae

    Cable analysis on series of posts

    Hi bridgebuster, I got the file now. Seems like the weblink was down last night. But I was able to download it already. Thank you. Hi UcfSE, did you get the files that I posted? I hope someone can help me with the modelling. Thanks! trisha
  10. trishamae

    Cable analysis on series of posts

    Hi UcfSE, the link is now working... http://files.engineering.com/getfile.aspx?folder=679b43ac-4bec-42e6-9a5e-0074a5d498f3&file=aerial_walk_staad.jpg
  11. trishamae

    Cable analysis on series of posts

    Hi UcfSE, sorry it took a while I cannot upload any file from the engineering.com. Please try to access thi one... http://www.2shared.com/photo/4PLQDMNM/aerial_3d.html http://www.2shared.com/photo/jkqUeHyq/aerial_walk_staad.html Let me know if it works. Thank you
  12. trishamae

    Cable analysis on series of posts

    Hi everyone! Thank you for your replies. bridgebuster: For some reason, the link you gave isn't working, it prompts an internal server warning. I would really appreciate if you can post the pdf file or provide a working link... SlideRuleEra and UcfSE: In STAAD the cable members should be...
  13. trishamae

    Cable analysis on series of posts

    Hi everyone! i need some help in analyzing series of posts with cables and guy wires. This is an adventure facility called aerial walk and I wonder if anyone has tried doing an analysis of this kind of adventure structures. I am using STAAD but it seems I don't get the results that I need. I...

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