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Hi All, does anyone have any good design examples/procedures for timber gridshell structures? I am looking to design a small pod type structure using a timber gridshell. My main concern is the joints between the members of the grid. Any help/assistance would be much appreciated.

Thanks all, very much appreciated. I will have a look through the document/links above.

Hi All, I was wondering if anyone had any good design references for the design of reinforced concrete box culverts. Or if there are any good design software programs on the market for designing them. Thanks,

Hi all, for carrying out torsional deflection checks in some softwares they ask for the angular deflection limit (in degrees). I was wondering is there any code/textbook that gives any guidance on what this limit should be? For an open sided member such as a PFC I know it would be wise to keep...

Hi all, I was wondering is there a way to determine the bearing capacity of a soil from a CPT result? Is there any textbook or code which enables you to determine this? Or is there is a way converting a CPT result to a SPT value? Msny Thanks

Thanks for your response SlideRuleEra, I have not designed anything like this previously and have little experience with tanks and agitators. In case "A" above, how does the agitator being fixed to the tank walls not produce any torque on the legs/slab. Will the swirling liquid still not exert...

Hi All, I am designing a piled flat slab that will support a tank farm. These tanks will be subjected to an agitation process which will produce a cyclic horizontal load on the circular tanks. I was wondering if anyone has any experience or advice for situations like this. My main areas of...

I am guessing you mean each storey is less than 2000m2? I would say that it falls into the class 2B category as it is over 3 storeys (class 2A not more than 3 storeys)

Hi All, I was wondering if there is any guidance or general rules of thumb for say the bearing length of blockwork on a steel support. I have a situation where the architect wants 140mm wide block to bear onto a UB by only 100mm (40mm projecting off in order to fireboard and have a flush inner...

Hi All, I was wondering when undertaking the design a masonry panel for lateral loads, do you need to take slenderness into account? In BS5628 you have limiting dimensions for laterally loaded panels and an overall max dimension not to be exceeded. For example: Say I have a panel simply...