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Thanks for the responses. I failed to mention that the traffic plate bears on a seat angle; both are cast iron from Neenah Foundry. The seat angle is 3' long and has brackets with a 1/2" hole in the bracket @ 12" o/c. I am putting a #3 thru the holes; perpindicular to that I have...

I've got a short concrete cantilever 3" lg. x 1' deep. The cantilever is from a slab on grade that will extend over a conveyor pit and support a traffic plate. What is the appropriate way to check the cantilever? Should I check shear from a shear friction standpoint (corbel) Vu=Av*Fy*u...

I've got a short concrete cantilever 3" lg. x 1' deep. The cantilever is from a slab on grade that will extend over a conveyor pit and support a traffic plate. What is the appropriate way to check the cantilever? Should I check shear from a shear friction standpoint (corbel) Vu=Av*Fy*u...

What is the correct way to design a crippled stair stringer? Is it correct to use the "plan" dimension or should I use the actual channel length as the beam length? Any thoughts on stair design are greatly appreciated.

I have designed a pit (size 19’x10’x9.5’ deep) that will be located in an existing warehouse. Excavation will be down to 11’ below finish floor. A contractor has proposed drilling in concrete piers 18” dia. practically side by side as shoring. Then installing the 15” retaining wall. This...

I have designed a pit (size 19’x10’x9.5’ deep) that will be located in an existing warehouse. Excavation will be down to 11’ below finish floor. A contractor has proposed drilling in concrete piers 18” dia. practically side by side as shoring. Then installing the 15” retaining wall. This...

Thanks for all the replies....I think we'll stick with the version we have!!!!

We are a small C/S engineering firm. Currently we are using STAADIII. We had many problems running it when it first came out (program bugs)but finally feel like we have it under control. <br> <br> We are considering upgrading our analysis software and I would like an evaluation of the...