I am designing a stiffened column base plate per "The Design of Welded Structures" book written by Omer W. Blodgett, specifically the detail per the attachment.
Can anybody help me with a couple questions?
1. What is the correct method in determining the base plate thickness when using this...
I have a 5' high, 8" thick, cast-in-place cantilever retaining wall. The contractor installed the footing dowels with the vertical leg of the bar 3" too short to have a proper "Class B" tension lap with the vertical bars of the wall.
Is there a procedure to calculate a reduced capacity of the...
I have a project involving a simple wood truss bearing on cmu. We are expanding the building and want the new truss profile to match the existing. The truss mfr is telling me the heel of the new trusses needs to be higher to meet current design loads. The contractor wants to bear the truss...
