Rikmayall that checklist is almost exactly what I ended up doing and almost exactly in the same order. My boss was surprised at its thoroughness; he just wanted me to have some insight into structural design as I am actually more involved with planning, utilities design and construction/M&O...
I have been working on a 40x30', 10' tall steel canopy design and I could use some advice. The reaction force from the weight of the beam is 7 kips and I am planning on using 4x4 1/4" HSS as the supporting column. There are no lateral loads.
Should I go with a single angle clip or just a plate...
I am assigned a design for a 32x44' all steel canopy including decking. I have never done a structural steel design before, what exactly do I need to present to my boss (a civil PE)? I have estimates for dead and live loads, as well as base shear and wind uplift via ASCE 7. I also obtained a...
