The location makes a HUGE difference - even within the US. Compare the average salary in California vs Kansas - almost a factor of 2!
source: https://tribby3d.com/blog/structural-engineer-salary/
Yes, as someone mentioned above, the tributary area and the load applied on the beams should be half if I understand your description correctly. If the structural configuration or the area loads were more irregular I would use something like Tribby3d to calculate the tributary areas and the...
I would start with html + css + javascript. You can use the canvas element for diagrams.
That way you don't need to install external runtimes to execute your programs (like python), it runs pretty much anywhere plus you can easily put it on the web in case you want in the future.
In my organization we've taken a lot of inspiration from the tech industry where we value the ability to work asynchronous and remotely.
- Slack for internal chats
- Shortcut for project management
- Notion for documentation
This article summarizes it quite well.
Regarding ACI limits, I found this article which might be helpful.
American Concrete Institute (ACI) [..] defines the criteria for the effect of slenderness ratio. The slenderness ratio can be neglected for compression members braced against sideways when
Yes, placing columns in gridline intersection usually works best in my experience. How preliminary is the architect's grid layout? Is it possible to alter, or is this what you have to work with?
Hi @daniele15, I don't think it's possible in ETABS, but I've used tribby3d in the past to calculate and display tributary areas of columns and walls. Might be worth looking into.
