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  1. WallenEngineering

    PC60 Komatsu Swing Brake Locks up

    My PC60 started locking the brake while swinging. Seems to do it when swinging slowly at this time anyway. Stops the swing instantly so need to fix the issue. it doesnt do it all the time, nor in any particular spot, or particular direction. When it locks, i can usually reverse the swing, then...
  2. WallenEngineering

    pole buildings

    We just finished a design of a large pole building. We decided on large (larger than usual) posts set in concrete footings, with knee beaces and trusses designed to handle forces induced from the braces. We specified connections of the braces, concrete, columns ect. We had a few special details...
  3. WallenEngineering

    Rigid Distribution of Wood Shear Walls

    Would someone please recommend a text book, or give an explanation of how to distribute loads to wood shearwalls, given a rigid diaphragm assumption? I know it could be assumed flexible, but in reality, a small footprint with a nearly square diaphragm would react more as a rigid than a flexible...
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