I've been keeping up with the thread below:
https://www.eng-tips.com/viewthread.cfm?qid=468603
There's a lot of great discussion regarding shear flow of members that share the same Neutral Axis. From the thread responses, it seems that there is no shear flow between the members that share a...
Hi everyone,
I am looking at using equation 22.5.8.3.1a from ACI 318-14 to calculate shear capacity of topped prestressed hollow core plank. What confuses me is why does the shear capacity depend on Vd, the shear from unfactored dead loads? Why does our capacity increase as Vd increases? It...
I find that I often spend too much of my engineering fee on design calculations rather than developing drawings and end up not having enough fees to complete the drawings. How much time do you spend on calculations vs drawings? For example, do you spend 50% on calculations, 50% on drawings...
Hey everyone,
I have two quick questions:
1. When designing individual roof members (joists, rafters, purlins, etc), I know we need to use components & cladding (C&C) to find the uplift and downward wind on the member. However, do we also use C&C loads on the girders that carry those roof...
When you first started as a structural engineer, what was your method of learning how to design and become familiar with the code? I just started my structural engineering job a couple months ago but I feel I cannot design a building entirely by myself. I am starting to read some books but I...
