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Working on design of some perforated architectural wall panels enclosing a parking garage podium for a high rise structure and trying to determine whether the design wind pressure per ASCE 7 can be reduced based on the percent open area. ASCE 7 doesn't really address the issue -...
Although I have quite a bit of education and background in FEA, the company I work for operates primarily through hand calculations. Recently, my boss has requested that I research and recommend an FEA software that would be a useful tool on our projects. Do you all have any recommendations? I...
We have a client that would like to make some extensive modifications to a PEMB. We have expressed concern over the problems this may create, but they intend to push ahead nonetheless.
Does anyone here know of a structural engineering firm that specializes in work with modification of existing...
Some of you may find this to be a dumb question, but I will go ahead and ask...
I have designed embeds for components and cladding anchorage on a large project in a high wind pressure, hurricane-prone region. On projects this large, I find that there are always some locations at which embeds...
I need to find the strength of the gusset plate shown in the attached sketch, but I am having trouble locating the correct section of the steel construction manual for reference...do any of you know where I should be looking in the AISC manual or have another resource that may be better for this...
