Ok I've drawn up the detail for the connection... let me know what you think. Factored loading of 70k vertical. 1/2" plate is due to available plate at the facility. http://files.engineering.com/getfile.aspx?folder=a5528de4-4223-4840-a9a9-aa2ff4e6c514&file=end_plate.png
I am looking at an existing structure requiring rework for expansion. The connection in question is between a W14X48 beam coming in on a 30deg angle to a W16x65 girder. As this is an existing structure we'll be field welding at heights. The best connection I can come up with is a welded/welded...
Thanks for the help.
The grant would be for the construction, not the study...
Also, apparently the locals have tried in the past to make a channel directly into the ocean and it has not been a success. I will certainly give you that this might not have been an engineered approach. From what...
I'm hoping to find some advice for a friend on how to proceed with an infrastructure project in Guatamala. He is volunteering for a group that is hoping to limit seasonal flooding of a village on the coast of Guatamala.
The situation involves 2 lagoons. One lagoon drains into the ocean, the...
Thank you very much for the posts. They've had a geotech for a previous bin, which will abut this location. They are definitely intending to get a geotechnical report completed, but wanted to know whether this site is a possibility before investing in an expensive report for that location...
Just to clarify - this is not a hopper bin - it is a flat bottom. Thanks very much for your input. Does this mean that a stem wall is not a great idea? I am interested in the idea of piers and a cap slab, as well as an irregularly shaped pad.
Another question. I'm having a hard time finding...
I have been asked my opinion on what seems to be a rather large floating slab. The problem is that I am a steel connection/erection engineer and have little to no experience in the Grain bin foundation field.
The bin is 48'(diam)x74'(wall height) with corrugated steel walls (Sukup design)...