Do nonprestressed concrete one-way joists beams that meet the requirements of ACI 318-14 Section 9.8 need to be designed for torsion? My structural model indicates that the members are over the threshold torsion, but the model does not recognize the members to be part of a one-way joist system...
Is a crane rail beam that is supported at each end by hanger connections that attach only to the top flange of the beam considered to be braced for the purposes of the calculation of the lateral-torsional buckling modification factor, Cb? With these end conditions, can you use AISC 14th...
