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If you evenly post tension or pre tension (ignoring all losses to simplify) say a concrete column resulting in no net bending across the section do you increase the flexural rigidity of the member in some way? Will it lead to less deflection? At the most fundamental level solving for...
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I am designing a reinforced block wall to behave as a deep beam (it is about 7m deep x 8m span). In our masonry code (Australia) there is a provision that states:
The main reinforcement in the direction of the axial load...
...If the reinforcement does not comply with these...
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I am a graduate structural engineer who uses a wide array of software day-to-day in the design of structures and structural elements. Some designs require me to design members of non-standard shapes e.g. parallel flange channel with unequal flange lengths. In the aforementioned...
I have a question relating to the geometric expressions used in appendix C3 of AS1170.2 for buildings with curved roofs. I have a situation unlike those described in the illustrations of this appendix where my building is raised off the ground by a series of columns. Should I be adopting a value...
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I have begun the process of design my first timber framed house. In doing so I have relied on AS4055 (wind loads for housing) for the determination/calculation of racking forces.
I was hoping to have someone with experience in the use of AS4055 to answer why this code stipulates that...
I am working on making a generalised spreadsheet for steel angles that can handle user input data. The sections to be evaluated will generally come from one steel which are the most commonly available hot-rolled products in Australia.
Link to one steel’s product guide...
