I've shown young engineers how to simplify LRFD loads to ASD for concrete design and their answer has often been "not necessary -- LRFD is no problem if you learned it first."
It only takes them about three years to shed the LRFD.
sduggan's comment about designing to the nearest in-lb is a...
Question -- is it possible to organize a forum or group regarding LRFD and possibly SI (System International) units?
Even publications by organizations and the publishers of textbooks usually have several serious errors regarding LRFD and no one attempts to publish a design example from start...
LRFD is the answer to a question nobody asked.
It became a part of life when we started designing concrete with the Whitney's stress block. It doesn't make much sense for wood because deflection governs much of the time and wood quality varies.
Where steel is concerned, you might save 5% of...
