I have been asked to look at some spalling that is occuring along the bottoms of some precast/prestressed concrete roof double tees in an industrail building. T
he span is very short (22') and the tees are 18" deep. The only load is dead load (self wt.) and a 40 psf snow load, so the loading...
I have designed a circular water tank that is appoximately 150 feet in diameter and 16' tall. It has a concrete lid with interior columns. I have specified construction/control joints, with water stops at approximately 60 feet on center in the floor and lid. And vertical construction/control...
I need to determine the axial compression capacity of a metal stud section that is not braced laterally at all. The hieght is 6.1 feet. The axial load is 400#. I believe all of my software assumes lateral bracing, and I do not have a copy of the AISI Code. I was thinkig of an 350S162-43 or...
Does anyone know where i can find load tables for precast double tess from the late 60's ealry 70's? I'm trying to evaluate a roof and walls that used these as the structural elements.