We came across a weld tail symbol "TYP E.E." in a drawing on site. I looked up the symbol and it seems to be a frequently used welding abbreviation, but I was wondering if anyone here know what the abbreviation means? We understand the TYP means Typical, but never came across the "E.E."...
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I am trying to model a warehouse with an Overhead Crane spanning about 14m (40ft). I have only inputted the dead and live loads of the warehouse, excluding any lateral (seismic/wind) loads but the model isn't working out. There's a problem with the top section of the column above...
I have a question regarding the application of ASCE 12.8.7. Equation (12.8-16) in ASCE 7-10 is as follows:
Theta = (Px) * Delta
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Vx * hsx * Cd
Px = Total Vertical Design Load at and above level x
Delta = Story drift...
I'm a structural engineer by training working on the client's side - We are designing a 40 story structure with 32m x 25m footprint. The building's lateral load system will be a center core with perimeter columns. Our structural engineering consultant is saying:
"the structural opening is...
I used to work for an oil and gas EPC as a Structural Engineer. The normal practice is I would model something in Staad and analyze it. When the results are out, I would compile all of the results along with my analysis and any commentaries in a pdf file and compile it into a zip file as...
Let me start with a story - My client has recently bought a hotel building. The building was bought along with an empty plot of land behind it. The previous owner intended to expand the hotel on the plot of land and has already paid for the architectural & structural design to commence. The...
I've never really thought about concrete strength and have always used the standard 4000 psi concrete. Recently, I have been reading up on some of the factors to take into consideration when specifying a concrete strength, such as the inherent safety in designing for a lower concrete strength -...
I have a project "retrofitting" a "retaining wall" and I'm having trouble selecting the type of retaining wall. You'll see why I put those two words in quotation marks below:
A brick wall was erected between our property and the neighbor's property. There's initially no need of a "retaining...
I just got into the Bulk Material Handling world and I'm baffled by the design of conveyor belt when it turns. I have a civil engineering background and I'm used to seeing super-elevation on a road such as this...
I've been having a very slow month at work and it doesn't look like it's going to get much busier soon. I was wondering what kind of things can I do to keep my productivity up? I'm hesitant on asking my coworkers cause they seem to be busy with other stuff and I don't want to keep bugging them...
I'm trying to model a turning vane in Staad to investigate the effects of loads on the turning vane.
I was wondering if you guys have an idea on how to model the "curved plate" of the turning vane? I've been looking at this issue for a couple of weeks now and I can't seem to find anything. I'm...
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I'm a new entry level structural engineer in the power industry my boss has told us to find vendors to get catalogs from, to expand our database. Being an entry level, I'm clueless on what kind of materials I should be looking for. I was wondering if anyone has any ideas on what...
