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Lateral Loads - Storage Bins
In storage bins for round steel pipe, rods, etc., the stored material imposes a lateral force to the side walls of the bin. The basic method for calculating this lateral force is to lay out the pipe stacking arrangement, determine the angle between the pipe centroid and contact point, and then...- TomTpe
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Wind Loads - Monoslope Roofs
For determining the external pressure coefficient, GCp, for Components & Cladding (Method 2), on a monoslope roof, SEI/ASCE 7-02 presents Figure 6-14A (for roof slopes, 3 to 10 degrees), and Figure 6-14B (for roof slopes, 10 to 30 degrees). My question is, how should GCp be determined for...- TomTpe
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