egc,
My understanding is that your unit is two units whether it is assembled in the factory or in the field. The mullion uniting the units is loaded the same in either case.
In addition the 25 SH should be considerd as two areas since the meeting rails are loaded by both halves of the unit and...
Wind 02 and Wind 05 from Meca consulting are spreadsheets, but I have found them useful, and relatively inexpensive.
Note: I only use them for C & C.
Dick
http://www.mecaenterprises.com/wind.htm
New user.
I have a worksheet that is 37KB. I need a drawing inserted into it. Since I have not yet learned SmartSketch I hand drew the drawing to scale, scanned it into a .jpg file (86KB) and inserted as a picture. This results in the path to the picture printed on the page.
So I inserted as an...
I have ACI 349.2R-97 "Embedment Design Examples" but it only covers one or four headed studs and relatively small plates.
Are there examples or a design guide for larger plates with six to ten studs?
The plates are embedded in concrete (usually beams or columns) and support W shapes welded to...