Hello, I have designed mechanical anchors for an equipement to be installed on top of an existing slab.
The contractor asked me today if he is allowed cut top rebars that are in conflict with the equipment anchors.
The equipment and the anchors can not be moved. And all of the rebars are in...
Hello Fellow engineers, I need your help with this one [smile]
My client wants to install new equipment to the roof of a building (Equipement will be attached to existing steel beams)
For this to happen, the existing beams needs to be reinforced beforehand.
My only two options are : bolting...
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Is anyone familiar with the dowel effect?
I am trying to estimate bearing capacity of concrete for this kind of situation. Do you have reference for equation I can use?
Hi fellow practitioners.
I would like to ask you for your advice. I graduated with a masters degree in 2019 and Started working with my current company as a junior structural engineer with a salary of 54k. Fastforward 4 years later, I am still a junior (getting my engineering permit soon) and I...
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I am trying to estimate seicmic load on concrete deck that is going to be constructed on top of an existing dam. What would be the best way to do so? thank you
Hello I am doing a stability analysis for a dam using two methods, gravity method (CADAM3D) and finite element method (SAP2000).
The first method shows that there is cracking at the base joint. But the finite element method shows that there is no cracking and there is no need fo reinforcement.
I...
Can someone explain to me the logic behind non linear analysis parameters in sap2000? mainly the total steps, null steps and convergence tolerence?
thank you
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I am working with electrical and mechanical engineers to tear down a brick wall. Because multiple equipements are attached to it, I have to tear it down in sequences for the first phase, I have to tear down 3 sections of the wall and support the rest (temporary supports, for at...
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I have to design a support for a pipe above ground. I think rock soil is very close to the surface but I don't know where exactly. So I can't use helical anchors because I might reach rock and to my understanding you I can't use Helical anchros on rock foundation. I tried anchoring on...
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I am doing a stability analysis of a gravity dam with a passive anchor.
to calculate the security factor of sliding. I need to evaluate compression load in concrete C.c and tension load in anchor Ts.
I have used CADAM3D to get results for dam without the anchor. Does anyone know how I...
