My career seems to be taking me away from my roots and into new areas (for me). In preparation, does anyone have any suggestions as to any resources and references for truss design?
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Looking at the possibility of doing some design work for a blast resistant room within a larger structure. Based on my readings from FM Global and NFPA, I will have three hardened walls (reinf conc) and the exterior wall will be blow off panels.
My question is, is there any source of guidance...
I need to evaluate uniformly loaded, simply supported plates in the shape of an isosceles triangle. I don't have a copy of Roark, but would that book cover it? Can anyone offer any guidance on this (other than FEA)?
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Hello all.
Hoping someone could give me a guideline for the proper loadings to use for the permanent installation of a road plate.
I need to cover a transfer switch for a set of R/R tracks and grating is out because of the heavy snow and ice in the area....we are looking to protect and cover...
I am a beginning civil/structural engineer (in training) and have been given the task of designing supports for some large ductwork.
The ductwork will be supported by a pier foundation and a coulumn extending a few feet above grade to the duct itself.
My question is how do I calculate the...
