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  1. engineering_patrol

    Truss end reactions

    @BAretired, correct if you have vertical rollers at supports, but things change if you have hinges (x & y axis supports)
  2. engineering_patrol

    Concrete Corbels! Secondary Pour?

    I yesterday supervised an underpass in Ottawa with many similar corbels and all of them were casted together with the walls.
  3. engineering_patrol

    Miter gates failure mechanism

    Following links might be helpful: https://www.researchgate.net/publication/273369230_Optimal_Design_of_Horizontally_Framed_Miter_Gates https://www.pianc.org/publications/inland-navigation-commission/incom-wg-154
  4. engineering_patrol

    ZERO RITZ STARTING VECTORS ELIMINATED warning in etabs

    Set other than zero values to UX and UY at the modal data. It will then run properly.
  5. engineering_patrol

    Retaining Wall Design with ETABS & SAFE?

    @hotmailbox, your approach seems reasonable.
  6. engineering_patrol

    ETABS API ETABSV1 VS ETABS2016 RAM USAGE

    which programming language do you use?
  7. engineering_patrol

    General Question about installing a trolley beam to an existing structure

    I wouldn't generally allow this. However, a simple calculation by combining crane load with wind load case will give the capacity ratios of the elements. We need cross sectional data as well as steel grade to do the trick.
  8. engineering_patrol

    Safe Working Load for Steel Cables in Public Art

    I would consider pre-tension. A simple non-linear (large disps) static analysis in sap2000 may easily yield the desired data.
  9. engineering_patrol

    Interpretation of 7.3.2.6(c) of TMS 402-16

    The cross section of an element is independent of its orientation. So, I don't see any point to define Agv and Agh. Use A=width x height of the cross section.
  10. engineering_patrol

    Safe Working Load for Steel Cables in Public Art

    The horizontal stiffness will always have some value, which will increase by increasing the pretension axial force. The point is to determine the tolerated stiffness (applied horizontal foce/developed displacement) in order to choose the pretension force according to catenary thoery. I woulg...
  11. engineering_patrol

    SAP Printing

    Use File->Create report instead. Further options can be chosen by FIle->Report setup menu item.
  12. engineering_patrol

    Cracked and Uncracked Section Properties In 3D Building Design Software Analysis

    That has nothing to do with 2nd order effects. Other (much different) amplification factors shall be applied as per ACI when designing slender structures. Alternatively you can perform non-linear cracked analysis and use the default modifiers (=1). Of course not! Afforementioned crack...
  13. engineering_patrol

    Truss end reactions

    I would apply an horizontal spring rather than full support. The question would then be what its stiffness is. This could be determined considering the friction at the support under the vertical load (reaction).
  14. engineering_patrol

    SAP2000 wall and slab property modifiers

    If wall is not designed for out of plane bending, use 0.1 as modifier for M11,M22,M12 beside the modifiers for F11 and F22 as given above. I think 0.001 is better, do you agree?
  15. engineering_patrol

    Deflection Question

    Yes, it will double, as linearity is the most basic concept of static analysis of first order.
  16. engineering_patrol

    Distribution of base shear forces in ETABS

    No they shouldn't bacause there is in-plane stress in the elements.
  17. engineering_patrol

    Plate bending

    use yield line theory. I have written an essay about it in the past.

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