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  1. HiggsBoston

    Deflection Limits for Platform Column

    I am currently designing a relatively high (11m) access platform that comprises of a walkway at 8m and a monorail at the very top. Given the height of the columns, the top has a tendency to sway in wind causing service deflections of about 69m on top. Since the structure does not have any...
  2. HiggsBoston

    Requesting Some Help with Design of Highly Irregular Flat Slab

    Could I ask what is the significance of blue beams in the design if they are not exactly transferring the loads?
  3. HiggsBoston

    Requesting Some Help with Design of Highly Irregular Flat Slab

    Dik, Could you please elaborate on what framing means? Also, that house-shaped polygon was initially proposed to be another setdown due to that being a wet area but that is not the case anymore so it is now just a 200 thick slab. Regards HB.
  4. HiggsBoston

    Requesting Some Help with Design of Highly Irregular Flat Slab

    w-streng, I found your suggestions very helpful and they are a big help. I want to add 50mm to the slabs as you suggested but that seems unlikely to happen as the client was restricted by the council policies to build any taller so the client deemed it appropriate to have a total of four...
  5. HiggsBoston

    Requesting Some Help with Design of Highly Irregular Flat Slab

    Hi to anyone reading this, I am at a complete loss as I attempt to design a suspended flat slab of irregular shape with openings - attached as below. I plan to do some manual calculations before I perform an FEA analysis but I don't know where to even begin since I am a recent graduate and...

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