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  1. SamaKaka

    Punching shear- calculation of ß factor with the method of plastic shear stress distribution

    Hello everyone, I have flat slab and the columns are not symmetrically placed. I am calculating punching shear acc. to Euro code and German national Anex. There are Beta factors give by Eurocode for symmetrically loaded supports and adjacent span less than 25%. But the there is also an option to...
  2. SamaKaka

    Punching Shear for large loaded area Eurocode

    Hello Everyone, Does the Eurocode has a rule in case where there is Large Loaded area Aload,in which punching shear is ignored and may be shear verification is required? For example for a column with large diameter, with dia >1.5m and slab of 25 cm. My thinking is that i have large area and i...
  3. SamaKaka

    Timber Parallel chord Truss Roof Bracing

    @dhengr Thank you for taking your time to express your opinion. You have a nice day.
  4. SamaKaka

    Timber Parallel chord Truss Roof Bracing

    @BAretired 1) The planner idea is to use more or less the same quantity of material as it had been done on the old Hall. That is why i am looking to find a safe solution to the desired plan, the Hall will be build in seismic zone 3, which is the highest zone in Germany. 3) Yeh, it was done to...
  5. SamaKaka

    Timber Parallel chord Truss Roof Bracing

    @BAretired Thank you for the reply. 1, The reason for this type of roof system is the desire of the planner, the plan is said to be copy of an old hall which was demolished. They want to build exact same thing and the is no actual plan form the previous hall, to see how it was built. There is...
  6. SamaKaka

    Timber Parallel chord Truss Roof Bracing

    @CivilSigma Thank your for the reply. Do you mean by providing hurricane ties to connect the bottom chord of the truss (in both ends) to exterior wall,could provide horizontal stiffens desired? I think i did not make my self clear sorry about that, My question was how to achieve horizontal...
  7. SamaKaka

    Timber Parallel chord Truss Roof Bracing

    Hello! I am currently designing a parallel chord timber roof truss. The hall dimensions are LXBxH 28mx15mx7m. The truss are spread along the length of the building, the first and the last truss lies directly at the timber walls. The roof covering provides no bracing. I am having a problem on...

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