FoxSE14
Structural
- Feb 5, 2011
- 131
Hello,
Hypothetical floor system is 30'x30' bay comprised of WF girders supporting K-series OWSJ joists and conc slab. Suppose a heavy countertop weighing 1,000 lbs will be located in one quadrant of the bay. After the traditional first pass through DG 11 methods via spreadsheet or floorvibe, what would be your favorite program/method to sharpen the pencil and determine whether or not the countertop and cabinet system is helping out and actually acting as a mass damper? SAP2000? ETabs? Something else that handles OWSJ?
Hypothetical floor system is 30'x30' bay comprised of WF girders supporting K-series OWSJ joists and conc slab. Suppose a heavy countertop weighing 1,000 lbs will be located in one quadrant of the bay. After the traditional first pass through DG 11 methods via spreadsheet or floorvibe, what would be your favorite program/method to sharpen the pencil and determine whether or not the countertop and cabinet system is helping out and actually acting as a mass damper? SAP2000? ETabs? Something else that handles OWSJ?