Hi all, just wondering if anyone can provide advice on this.
I am designing a 2 storey steel stud framed house. Due to architectural reasons, the lower storey walls will be taller than normal, 4.5m tall (about 15 ft). While I can calculate the required bracing walls in the lower storey for...
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We have a new client who wants us to sign a non-disclosure agreement before we are allowed to even see the building drawings to quote on the job. We've looked at the contract and it has all these other items inside, such as, we cannot hold them liable for any wrong doing or negligence...
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One of our clients has a restaurant, about 15m x 30m with a 5 degree roof pitch, which is currently fully enclosed. Our client wants to remove about 20 square metres of roof sheeting to allow part of the restaurant roof to become open.
I'm wondering if anyone knows how this will affect...
Hi all, I'm just wondering what people’s experience is with the new NCC 2022 Performance Solution Process? It seems to be having a big affect on my projects personally. I’ve listed a few points below but I’m also wondering what the general experience has been from other people's perspective.
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Firstly, thanks for any help on this. Please see the image below.
I'm just wondering if anyone has any ideas on loading an arch or dome which is being covered in sand? I was thinking of just super imposing the vertical and horizontal load. The vertical load would be a simplified...
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Please refer to pages 565 onwards from the NCC 2022 housing provisions (https://ncc.abcb.gov.au/system/files/ncc/abcb-housing-provisions-2022-20230501b.pdf).
This is the WA state variation in the ABCB Housing Provisions, but a similar variation is in the NCC Volume 1.
The variation...
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So I've been pondering over this and would like some feedback as to what is wrong with this hypothesis.
1) The Gas Laws state that temperature is proportional to pressure (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gas_laws). Basic high school stuff that we all learnt.
2) Wind is the movement of...
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So this is something I've been trying to figure out for a few years. What is the most time efficient way of writing spans tables for structural members? Has anyone figured out an easy way?
The main difficulty with span tables is that the process of calculation is the opposite of a...
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It's not unusual for a client to request our PI insurance certificate of currency, which we are fine providing. However, we have now been asked by our client to add their client as an "interested party" on our PI insurance. This is a relatively small project.
- Does anyone have...
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I have a cantilevered aluminium structure that needs a bolted moment connection between the column and rafter (see the image). The cantilever length is approx. 3m and the wall of the RHS is between 6mm to 9mm depending on the final design.
I was originally going with option 1...
Hey guy/gals. Just wondering if any of you are in the industry of designing/certifying glass balustrades and what quoting system you use?
My current issues are:
- High risk compared to a normal project.
- The balustrades are normally certified as a single system and this can range from 3m to...
Hey all. We have a building that is being built on an expansive clay site. It is built using shotcrete concrete domes connected by a domed hallway. The slab is polished concrete so is highly susceptible to shrinkage cracking at the hallway. As a result, I am wanting to place control joints in...
