I have a building with a waffle slab roof. The owner wants to add stuff on the roof so I need to find the capacity of the current system. I have the existing drawings (from 1980) that give me all my info, but I'm at a complete loss as to how to find the capacity.
Do I follow Chapter 8.8 of ACI...
Designing a standalone Porte cochere as an open structure and in going through Chapter 27 of ASCE7-16 I am getting stuck at determining external pressure coefficient in step 6 of Table 27.2-1. My structure has a pitched roof, so I am using Fig. 27.3-5, and this is where my problems begin.
First...
How would you go about analyzing the connection pictured below? For more context, the beam is 15'-0" long and has a typical shear connection at the other end. W12X14 beam and HSS10X10X3/4 column. This connection was supposed to be a shear connection at the centerline of the HSS column, but for...
I have been asked to provide a letter stating that certain steel storage racks in a warehouse can be used as tie off points for workers installing additional gear on the tops of the racks. I have experience using the RMI to analyze the gravity and lateral capacities of these systems, but do not...
