It's a bit of a long story, but essentially it's tied to the erector and some requests for installation. We are removing a column in the building, which has a haunch the supports the crane girder. We are supporting the haunch independently of the building column they want removed (which will be...
@BAretired The bottom chord would be bearing on the beam seat, causing some frictional resistance. Without running the numbers, I can't imagine that the friction resistance would be enough to transfer the full axial load to the connection (70K).
Do you have any suggestions on how to ensure it...
I am currently designing a bottom chord bearing steel truss to pick up an existing building column. The bottom chord will sit on a stiffened angle seat and the top of the truss will be attached for stability with a angle with slots to stabilize the ends against rotation, while allowing the load...
