Hello everyone,
Does anybody know why this "bulging" occurred on these SHS steel columns (see photos attached)? They appear in different places along the columns. Freeze-thaw maybe? They're closed off, maybe some water got inside though porous welds? The structure is near a large river (not...
Hello everyone. Why are intermittent groove/butt welds prohibited, with either full or partial penetration? This is specified in the European design code (Eurocode 3). I am not familiar with other standards, but I see this is also specified in AWS D1.1 (4.8.2). Please correct me if I...
Hello fellow eng. As the title suggests I have to design a connection of a cantilever beam to a composite slab (slab is 100mm in total). The cantilever supports a platform on the outside of a building (used for maintenance and cleaning) as well as an exterior wind-screen made of perforated metal...
