Hello,
I am designing a steel stair tower to act as a fire escape for a existing building. I am in seismic category D and I planned to use steel moment frames in one directions and braced frames in the other direction for my seismic system. My questions is am I required to use special moment...
I am confused on cambering joists or a steel beam that runs adjacent to a wall. For example, I have seen discussions on only cambering the joist 50% to prevent ponding. However, I seen another post discussing the differential deflection of a wall to a adjacent joist and since your wall wont...
I am on my first project and it is the design of a small building using Cold Form Stud Walls. I have zero experience in cold form and this is my first design project that isn't a foundation. This might seem like a bad question but how do I got about picking the correct stud section for a load...
