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As I mentionned, it is not really a notch, but a 4"x4" opening located in the working line of the brace. Thus the reason I take the opening into accont when I verify the whitmore section capacity in compression (buckling). It has occured a couple of times to...
Why is it that we never see any documents describing how a gusset plate reacts/responds when we have a, let,s say, 4"x4" opening to clear the anchor bolts which are aligned with the vertical brace gusset plate? (A situation I really hate, but, it is what it is...)
I've been checking the net...
Hi Charlie,
I'm a licensed engineer in Quebec, and can confirm that there is a pretty stright forward reciprocity with the other Canadian Provinces. I'm licensed in 5 other provinces and have never had any problems with any of them.
For a temporary permit in quebec here is what the province...
HI all,
I was wondering what kind of software people are using to do connections sketches. I pretty much do mine by hand (at a certain scale), but was wondering if there were any good softwares out there doing them. I also have Descon, but am not satisfied with the printing of the sketches...
I suggest looking at the Canadian Building Code supplement (where you'll find all the infomation regarding snow, ice and rain added to sknow). Up here, 6feet of snow is nothing surprising. also I wouldn't count on the current flow melting anything, we also have that nice sub zero weather to go...
I agree with connectegr and Toadjonnes. When we design shear tabs for that famous "1/2 UDL" clause, instead of having the real loads, you get to a point, most often than not, where you need just one more bolt than that which would fit within your beam height, so you're stuck to use an extended...
