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  1. pinballtime

    Stirrup requirements for tank pier/wall per ACI 318-05

    I have a saddle supported tank on "piers" 3 feet above an elevated slab in Seismic Design Category D. Since the tank needs to expand, the saddle is anchored to only one of the five "piers" along it's long axis, so it needs to take the entire shear. Across the long axis, shear is resisted by all...
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    ANSI A58.1-82 Seismic loads - Service or strength level?

    I have a building that is now covered by IBC 2006/ASCE7-05 and results in a Seismic category D. I am extending a mezzanine one bay beyond the existing bracing and adding a piece of equipment that is about 100 tons. I need to determine if my new loads will increase the existing brace forces by...

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