When you consider that a beam is connected to a column, and that the column is not entirely rigid itself, then no matter how stiff the connection, the beam end will never be entirely 'fixed'.
If you accept that, you may consider that your beam end connection provides say 60% of full fixed end...
One of the problems I worry about with (Temporary?) shores or props is will they actually do anything, and if they do, how do you know it's safe to remove them later. They cant really be intended to be permanent.
Is the tower free standing, or is it attached to a larger building?
Have you...
Has anyone considered the magnitude of the pressure that arises on the opposite external faces of a masonry wall when the core filling has disintegrated? I am referring to a wall which is built with an ashlar face on each side with a cavity in between which is filled with rubble or mortar and...
