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hut623, The customer backed out of this project for lack of financing, and the project never came to fruition. Never did find any good resources. The best thing to do was to go visit other skating facilities and ask around about what does or does not work. Best of luck.

Hi all, I have been getting a number of requests for new crane system foundations to be installed into existing facilities lately. The crane system vendors sell to customers by placing the new crane columns as close to exterior walls as possible (face of column just inches from wall face). It...

Thanks to all of you who have responded to my post. Your insight has been very helpful. I actually have a job interview set up for tonight and had one yesterday as well. In the meantime, I have decided to carry on with the current project, not stamping anything, but just waiting until both...

Hello All, I have a situation here that I am hoping that some of you will have some valuable insight into. Here is the back ground: I am a liscenced PE practicing structural engineering for a design build general contractor. I am the sole engineer, draftsperson, basically I am the engineering...

In addition to the bond strength between the hair pin and the concrete that you talk about, don't you also have to figure the friction at the interface of the slab/sub grade to resist the thrust after the load is in the slab? If columns are spaced at, say 20' centers, we would only be able to...

I have been given a flat pratt type truss max tension web member force 350k and max compression web member force 250k. Bottom chord is a W12x65, top chord is a W18x60, web members are all HSS7x5x0.5. I need to come up with the connections. I started by using a 5/8" gusset plate with the...

I am in the very early stages of the building layout for a new roller skating facility. I have scoured the internet for design information, visited a few local rinks, and called local municipalities for reference construction drawings of existing roller rinks. I have not had much luck in...