Hello All,
I often get requests from clients to connect their floating slab garage to their house to expand their living space. In the past I generally advised against this as mixing a floating slab foundation and a full depth foundation would result in differential movement between the two due...
Hello all,
I am a structural engineer and I have been asked by a local environmental group to design an erosion control structure as part of one of their projects. I would love to get involved with this project! Does anyone have any good resources for the design of erosion control structures I...
I have a steel beam that I want to transfer gravity loads to an existing clay brick parapet and wall. I plan on preventing the transfer of shear by using slotted connections. How can I prevent the uplift from being transferred to the brick if I am connecting my anchors from the top. The brick...
I am curious about what some of you might think about this mat foundation I designed.
The foundation holds a large steel tower, anchorage was done by others and governed the thickness of the slab for the required embeddment.
The design called for 25M@300 B&T E-W, the lap splices at the end...
I am modelling a wood truss in SAP2000, these are the material properties I used for wood:
Local Axis 1: Longtiudinal
Local Axis 2: Radial
Local Axis 3: Tangential
Define > Materials
Check 'Show Advanced Properties'
>Add New Material...>Material Type 'Other'>Material Name "SPF No.1/2"...
