For Wind loading on external pipe racks (1 tier of piping with Cable trays at the top, about 20 ft high) is it considered adequate to apply transverse and longitudinal wind loads (no uplift) to the structure?
Is it an acceptable practice, in order to repair an existing monorail beam, to cut and remove part of the deteriorated section of the beam (bottom flange and 4" of the web x 2' long) of an S18 and replace it with a new bottom flange cut from a similar S18 with full penetration welds.
I am...
Code requires Slip Critical Connections in certain cases, such as in significant load reversals or wind loads, etc. Can that be interpreted to apply to a pipe rack exposed to weather?
Being out in the open, how much corrosion should one expect to the faying surfaces?
Given the above, it is...
What are the pros and cons of specifying slip critical connections for bracings in industrial pipe racks exposed to weather(+90F summers to -20F winters) not a seismic zone, with high winds?
I have a steel column - a Canadian W section : In compression, the web is Class 4, and the flange Class 1. In flexural compression, the flange and the web are both Class 1. The column is subjected to both pure compression as well as flexural compression. I am told that by my superiors, it is not...
