One thing to look out for is your diaphragm connection to this stair core. You probably only have one wall in each direction that engages the diaphragm providing not much length to transfer all of the shear forces.
I appreciate everyone's thoughtful feedback on this. Thanks!
I agree that the kink in the rebar by the node appears to be the primary concern. As a matter of fact, I threw out the 10 degree limit because it matches the 1:6 of normal offset bars. If we put some real numbers to the situation I...
I have a column that the architect would like to walk over. Consider the top, transition and bottom columns to all be the same thickness into the page. I am in the United States so ACI 318 prevails.
I'm thinking of doing a strut and tie check in addition to some other checks and I am struggling...
Yes, there will be. Even in a moment frame with vertical columns under gravity load you will have shears at the base. I had a project where a long-span (~260 ft) moment frame sheared through the anchor bolts in the footing. The base connection had not been completed and the frame would have...
