I specialize on stairs and handrails. I have been using the NAAMM for years and it is a good manual. Regarding the handrail portion.... there is no good reference.. NAAMM, Julius Blum, SBCCI, etc, etc. The gurus of structural engineering still do not have a reliable standard. I always develop...
I am what today may be considered an "old" engineer, maybe outdated.... I want to go back to the basics of engineering and want to review/update my knowledge of torsional analysis.
I tried for the first time in more than 20 years to check the design of a connection including torsional...
I am required to show calculations of the embedment depth of posts on an aluminum fence 6' tall. There are two conditions:
1. the posts are anchored on a 6" slab on grade, I proposed 4" anchorage depths on non-shrinking grout.
2. The posts are anchored on a compacted sandy soil, I...
Thank you colleagues for your guidance.
It is a steel stair free standing for two landings. The owner does not want the stair attached on the 2nd and 3rd floors landings. In the architectural drawings the architect is proposing a 5" circular column, that based on the loads per step it...
I am in the procerss of designing a spiral stair and I do not know how to calculate the moment on the spiral column.
What are the load consideration? I am assuming all the load on one side thinking of people liningto the same side.
Do you have any ideas or suggestions?
Lina,
I have had similar complains in Miami... right after Hurricane Andrew. OUr conclusion a that time was that there were "events" that forced the homeowner to notice the cracks and feel the vibrations in the windows due to poor instalation and wind noises...
About ten years ago...
