Working on a bearing wall removal project. New column load, 26 kips, will bear on existing 12" wide p.c. foundation wall (load will be applied at inside face of wall). Existing footing will be underpinned with a new spread footing. What type of analysis needs to be preformed to check the load...
Working on a project that involves removal of a 3 wythe brick wall. Contractor wants 2 steel beams side by side (for wall removal and installation purposes). Is it common engineering practice to assume the weight distribution will be even across the 3 wythe? i.e. each beam will receive half...
I am designing a cathedral ceiling and having a difficult time wrapping my head around the structural ridge beam concept. If we look at the statics of the sloped rafter member and draw a free body diagram, there is a vertical (Fy) and horizontal (Fx) component to the reaction. I understand the...
