Hello. I was curious about the support reactions of a continuous beam with 4 spans. The end reactions are pins but the middle three reactions are springs (i.e. they aren't pinned, they are simply bearing over a surface). Does the fact that these supports are springs affect the reactions? Please...
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I'm currently designing a shoring system for a demolition job on an existing structure. It's a 2-storey steel structure with open web steel joists as secondary beams and I beams as primary beams. They are removing columns along the middle portion of the building and the primary beam...
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I attached a sketch (side view) of a problem I'm looking to solve. Blue represents the beam, red is the angle iron, and black is the concrete slab and wall. It consists of a set of beams that extend past the slab and are flush with the opposite concrete wall. To avoid the beams being in...
Hello, I'd like some help on the aforementioned CSA clause in the title of this post. I am confused with the last sentence of the clause. The clause relates to ties in concrete compression members (columns) and the maximum distance of the final top tie from the slab/drop panel at the top of a...
