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I have been thinking about the arrangement shown in the attached sketch which is essentially a steel beam with a steel plate welded to the underside of the beam. Both the beam and the cantileverng plate welded to underside of the beam are to support masonry.
It seems...
Hi All,
A very quick question on double shear of timber members connected by bolts.
I know that for timber members acting in double shear the inner member should be twice as thick as the outer members. Would you say that it matters whether the inner member is composed of 2 No. timber plies or...
Hi All,
I am new to the forum and this is my first post. I am looking forward to contributing and broadening my engineering experience.
I would like to know your opinion on how to best approach truss modifications where existing attic trusses need to be cut to form openings, for example, for...
