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    Concrete nib to existing slab - concrete or grout?

    I am designing a new concrete nib that will sit on an existing suspended slab or beams, 150mm high, 90mm wide. The nib is a retrofit for waterproofing and durability of the non load bearing exterior walls to sit on. There is roughly 600m of nibs to be constructed throughout the 3 storey...
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    What may have caused these cracks?

    Please see attached PDF with photos and existing drawings and a sketch. The back wall of this single level large open span building has large cracks in it. The cracks have got larger over the last 5 years. The building is now 35 years old. The wall is 6m high (19ft) 125mm thick precast panels...
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    ETABS Pier Wall Forces: Why does Shear 22 vary over story height?

    I have a 3 storey building with ground floor RC walls and concrete first floor, above first, second floor and roof is and steel and timber frame. I am designing the ground floor concrete shear walls using the demands outputted from ETABS. I have used manual seismic loads applied to the centre of...
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    Column Building Sway Supporting a Gantry Crane

    Im designing a steel portal frame building to AS/NZS 1418.18 that supports an 2 10 tonne internal gantry cranes. Link Section 5.13 Serviceability, requires that the columns supporting the crane are not allowed to deflect laterally more than 10 mm at the support under serviceability loads. This...

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