I'm trying to get a better understanding of strength and stiffness requirements for steel per AISC 360-22.
I have a few questions about Example A-6.2 from SCM Design Examples V16.0 (attached). It shows a 36 ft long pinned-pinned WT-shape column with W-shape point braces at quarter points (7'-6"...
How would you go about calculating the number/spacing of fasteners required to create a multi-ply wood beam such as a 2-2x10 with the 9.25" side vertical and the fasteners horizontal? I'm aware that there are prescriptive requirements for this situation and details provided by manufacturers such...
I have a 4 on 12 gable roof sloped down to a 12' wide deck below. How should I figure out my snow drift? Particularly my upper roof fetch length? Is it the full width of the roof, eave to eave, or just the distance from the eave to the ridge? All of the examples I've seen are flat roofs with...
