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Hi there, Are there any local building codes or standards that outline the requirements for structural glass design. Preferably Canadian code or standard. Thank you.

Hi there, Is there any problem with adding a vertical brace frame to a column where the top of column is connection to the roof framing via vertical slotted connection (doesnt supporting gravity load from the roof and allows deflection in the roof beam). Thanks

Hi There, I received a question from the structural steel supplier asking to provide pass through factor loads at typical columns for a project. The building has a conventional brace frame seismic force resistant system. I have about 600kn of horizontal factored seismic force going through the...

Hi there, Has anyone specified a load bearing concrete block wall that supports the roof structure on top of hollow core slab? I know coreslab suppliers might be able to accommodate the superimposed live and dead line loads but I dont know how the block wall would tie into the core slab. Is...

Hi there, How do you calculate the moment resistance of plain concrete? my situation is a 150mm concrete wall under lateral wind loading. Is there reference of this in the Canadian Code? Thanks

Hi There, I have a 3000mm high freestanding concrete block wall that is 140mm thick and acts as a partition inside a building. The height of the building is well over 3000mm and i cannot laterally support the top of the block wall by framing it into the roof. As per the masonry code in Canada...

Hi There, How you design elevator hoist beams? Do you only take into consideration just the car and passenger weight, or both plus the counter weight? How do you design elevator pits? Do you only consider the buffer impact load plus the static load of the car, or both plus the vertical loads...

Hi There, When designing a whole building for lateral stability against wind loads, do you consider the height of the building under wind loading as the full height or full height minus half of the first story? Thanks.

Hi there, For beams under gravity loading, what would you consider the unsupported compression flange to be? If its supports a metal roof deck with no joists framing into it, would the unsupported compression length be the total span from column to column? Or do you consider the unsupported...