There is an existing steel pipe rack which there are 3 levels of vertical bracing.
The lower level of one direction vertical bracing in one span have to be removed temporarily for one week to allow a crane to enter to do a job there, is it safe to do so? No wind speed there and it is hard to...
There is a steel shimmed circular tank of diameter 6.0 m which needs grout to be poured beneath its base plate.
What is the proper way to apply grout under this area rather than just pouring using a circular formwork to ensure that the grout really sealed all the voids beneath the tank base...
There is a steel pipe rack with normal framing system including horizontal and vertical bracing systems, all the connections of the horizontal bracing are defected, for some reasons it is nearly impossible to re-weld the connections without a shutdown for the operation. What are the alternatives...
I need help in reinforcement details around large openings in RC slabs, I am aware that ACI 318 states that the removed reinforcement by the opening is to be put on each side of the opening. The problem here that I have large openings (1m x 2m) due to mechanical requirements inside a slab of...
Dear all,
I have a blast peak incident overpressure value Po= 5 kPa, and peak reflected pressure Pr= 12.5 kPa and the duration of impact to= 100 msec. How do I convert these loads into equivalent static loads according to ASCE Manual 42? I have an equation but it is somehow pretty hard to solve...
