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  1. Awe72

    LFD & LRFD

    To whyun: Yes it is the Canadian LSD (Limit States Design).
  2. Awe72

    LFD & LRFD

    Well, from my own experience, LRFD (or LSD here) gives you more 'things' to check compare to ASD (we call that WSD - working stress design here). We design masonry with ASD before and it is quite simple and fast then LSD method, but most of the time it's always a bit over-design. The new...
  3. Awe72

    Non-Contact Lap Splice

    Hi everyone, just want to ask question about this section in ACI or UBC. Does the requirement in ACI about the transverse distance apply for dowels in the footing with the vertical re-bar? Do they have to be in contact or mechanically connected in higher Seismic Zones? Thanks for all the input.
  4. Awe72

    LFD & LRFD

    HI, I'm new here... I'm a canadian engineer (mostly buildings) Here we always use the LRFD method, which we call Limit States Design. Even for Wood and Masonry we use LRFD.
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