Seth, thanks for your clarification on the deflection and phi factors. That's unfortunate to hear about the deflection. What is common practice to calculate these deflections? According to AISC Design Guide Chapter 2, the only available method involves matrix manipulation, which I'd rather not...
There are over 300 openings ranging from 8" diameter circles to 12x24" rectangles. Beam sizes are typically W24s or W30s in the 55 to 108 pound range though there are a couple W30x235s in the mix, along with other larger sizes.
I apologize for the long winded explanation but it's a problem that's been nagging me for some time.
I'm in the process of analyzing over 300 beam penetrations for a composite steel building. I've modeled the structure using RAM Steel for this purpose. I have also developed a spreadsheet to...
