I designed a "Roof Only" Post-Frame building. The only real structural components in a roof only building are the cantilevered posts. The analyses of the posts is fairly straight forward...pretty much M=pL. My question is what does "rotation" mean in the End Condition Code when it says "Rotation...
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I went through the 2016 thread looking for guidance and still felt the need to consult with the inmates here. If we take a stair / landing assembly where the landing is supported by four supports free to translate (within say 3" each way) in the X-Y plane and the lower run of...
I have looked into this topic quite a bit before I came here to bother everyone with a question. As I understand Section 13.3.2, the effects of relative displacement must be accounted for. What I can't figure out is how do I go about determining the stress induced by deflection in a very complex...
I have been working with a stair manufacturer for several years. One of the ways that stair stringers are attached at the concrete floor levels is to cast an angle with headed studs welded on the inside of an angle right at the intersection of the two legs of the angle. The studs are installed...