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  1. NewImhotep

    Construction in the Gulf region (GCC)

    hi folks I been in GCC6 yrs now..i can say the biggest boom which was in dubai is almost dead! as dubai is in debt for banks and banks r screwed in the rescission so they going ahead in dubai with project which the have to do like dubai metro, burj dubai mostly the project with >40 %under...
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    Stiffness Reduction - Sustained Load

    usually it is (DL+0.25LL) / (DL+LL)
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    Revit Structure 2008 + Best Analysis Software for Schematic?

    Robobat CBS Pro http://www.robobat.com/n/en/267 is developed specially for schematic & preliminary design, the model will take few minutes & result very simplified includes sizes, quantities, load check... . Later in detailed design u can use the same model in ROBOT millennium. Robobat has the...
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    Foundation Design Software

    I'm using CSI-SAFE from 5 yrs and quit happy with it, it can do foundation design model piles springs or surface spring if there is no piles, very useful if you r working with etabs so u can get the data easily. A very enhanced version ( version 11) is comming very soon.
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    Column connection in flat slab

    once I'm usually using ur 2nd way may be model the top & bottom columns if it is the case. Some ppl taking only 25% of the strip moment to the columns, u can check the columns bending after the analysis and u can change the column stiffness when u define the column section. robot is an...
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    allowable high rise building drift

    Building drift should be as the story drift in seismic. usually story drift is more critical, if the building pass in it , will pass also in building drift the case is the same for wind loads.
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    Concrete Failure as Art

    What the hell is that, people earning money from our concrete cracks [banghead], from tomorrow I'll convert to be an artist [rockband] found in flickr There was no end to the interesting rust, cracked paint and stuff to try and make abstract detail pictures from. This Abstract is a...
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    Different static base shear in x- and y-direction

    Hi TomKC 10th mode is not reasonable to me , usually 1st 3 modes are govern. If there is no problem in the model ,I guess you structure have is separated or flexible or slender. if it is ,so it is better to use response spectrum analysis. for static analysis you may take one of the 1st 3...
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    Different static base shear in x- and y-direction

    that is expected, cuz u r using the period from model analysis, and Etabs taking the period which have the maximum mass participation in that direction for example 1st mode 2.5 sec with UX=70% UY=10% 2nd mode 2.0 sec with Ux=10% UY=12% 3rd mode 1.7 sec with UX=9% UY=60% the period which is...
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    ASCE/SEI 7-05 Section 6.5.8.2 gust effect factor

    1) building natural frequency you can use model analysis by software like ETABS, STAAD .or approximately by formulas like (50/h^0.75) where h the structure height in feet. 2) damping ratio, percent of critical I am using 1% to 2% for concrete structures and half of that for steel structures I...
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    Limits for Reinforcement of compression members

    minimum column reinforcement in other standards: British code (BS8110) Asmin=0.004Ac Euro code (EC2) Asmin=0.1*N/fy>0.002Ac ( N design axial force) Australian code (AS3600) Asmin =0.01Ac reduced if As*fy>0.15 N New Zealand code (NZS 3101) Asmin=0.008Ac
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    Maximum Shear Stress

    Ahmed you should not design the coupling beams with a high shear value. cuz with lateral forces CB will not remain elastic while shear walls will be elastic so the CB shear will distribute to the walls. this is an interesting paper for coupled walls system...
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    Shrinkage & Cracking Reinforcement

    pappyirl 200mm can work for 10m slab,specially if you have a stiff building with a lot of walls , but analysis for sure will be required to confirm that. for my self I never give a decision like this until I do analysis. also it is depends to the loads you have. what is building type office ...
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    punching shear

    Try this Report ACI 421.1R-99 Shear Reinforcement for Slabs http://www.normas.com/ACI/PAGES/421.1R-99.html
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    Structural Analysis Software Evaluation....

    Does anybody have an experience with midas gen? http://eng.midasuser.com/products/genw/genw1.asp
  16. NewImhotep

    K factor for sidesway--gravity column

    This is a related topic http://www.eng-tips.com/viewthread.cfm?qid=151341 Murali27 P-Delta capture some (may be not all) stability issues, like in ACI-318 chapter 10.13.6 where the magnified moment from P-Delta limited to be sure the column is stable. That was for concrete column.Iam not sure...
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    Units Help

    mrMikee I mean Importing the DXF file in a FEA programs I tried with many of them but the problem still the same. lpseifert that also doesn't work. any suggestion will be appreciated.
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    Units Help

    diamondjim Unfortunately that also dosen't work.
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    Units Help

    Oh sorry, I meant 25.897 to be 25.9
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