Jun 3, 2008 #1 ron9876 Structural Nov 15, 2005 669 Does anyone have a method for checking welds in a diaphragm for combined tension and shear loading? Thanks.
Does anyone have a method for checking welds in a diaphragm for combined tension and shear loading? Thanks.
Jun 3, 2008 #2 msquared48 Structural Aug 7, 2007 14,745 What condition puts your metal deck in tension? Mike McCann MMC Engineering Upvote 0 Downvote
Jun 3, 2008 Thread starter #3 ron9876 Structural Nov 15, 2005 669 Wind uplift plus diaphragm shear. Upvote 0 Downvote
Jun 3, 2008 1 #4 jike Structural Oct 9, 2000 2,160 Use combined load tables by NJBouras USD http://www.njb-united.com/usd/ddds/DDDS46cmcjdweb.pdfhttp://www.njb-united.com/usd/ddds/DDDS46part2.pdfhttp://www.njb-united.com/usd/ddds/DDDS48part1.pdfhttp://www.njb-united.com/usd/ddds/DDDS48part2.pdfhttp://www.njb-united.com/usd/ddds/DDDS47.pdfhttp://www.njb-united.com/usd/ddds/DDDS49proof2.pdf Upvote 0 Downvote
Use combined load tables by NJBouras USD http://www.njb-united.com/usd/ddds/DDDS46cmcjdweb.pdfhttp://www.njb-united.com/usd/ddds/DDDS46part2.pdfhttp://www.njb-united.com/usd/ddds/DDDS48part1.pdfhttp://www.njb-united.com/usd/ddds/DDDS48part2.pdfhttp://www.njb-united.com/usd/ddds/DDDS47.pdfhttp://www.njb-united.com/usd/ddds/DDDS49proof2.pdf
Jun 3, 2008 Thread starter #5 ron9876 Structural Nov 15, 2005 669 Thanks that will do it. Have you ever seen software that will do this calculation? Upvote 0 Downvote
Jun 3, 2008 #7 strguy11 Structural Nov 29, 2005 232 The SDI diaphragm manual has some examples for this calculation. Upvote 0 Downvote
Jun 4, 2008 #8 MarcbSE Structural Jun 21, 2006 130 The NJBouras USD site has an online calculator to perform uplift and shear calculation at http://www.bourasind.net/windshear/shear.html I haven't used it myself yet so I can't vouch for its accuracy though. Upvote 0 Downvote
The NJBouras USD site has an online calculator to perform uplift and shear calculation at http://www.bourasind.net/windshear/shear.html I haven't used it myself yet so I can't vouch for its accuracy though.
Jun 4, 2008 Thread starter #9 ron9876 Structural Nov 15, 2005 669 That is what I was looking for. Thanks. Upvote 0 Downvote
