When designing a steel beam to support hollow core plank floor, can this beam be designed as composite, or considering only 1" width is available at the stud location, should the beam be designed as non-composite.
I am designing ecentric braces for a 2 storey building. Do I have to design the anchorge hold down force for the plastic capacity of the hinge beam or can I design the force using the actual uplift force x amplified earthquake factor. The plastic force will result in a much increased pier size...
