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Did You Know That… Srss Orthogonal Direction Combination Can Be Waived?
If you’re having trouble making the design or drift work because of the SRSS seismic load combination shown below, well…
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Advanced Concepts 7 min read
How To Check Accidental Torsion In Etabs Using Static Seismic Loads
I hope you would bear with this rather lengthy post. I have received an email from a reader requesting for…
Advanced Concepts 5 min read
Tips In Checking Service Crackwidths Using Bs 8110-2:1985
When acted upon by service loads, a structural element especially those that are predominantly resisting bending will experience cracking on…
Advanced Concepts 7 min read
Rotating Spectral Axes
(Before anything else, I would like to acknowledge our design manager Dale who unselfishly shared this to everyone and some…
Advanced Concepts 5 min read
Setting Correct Expectations On Lfrs Involving Transfers
Gravity dictates that what’s up must go down. The same can be said of lateral loads be it seismic or…
Advanced Concepts 2 min read
Did You Know That… Dynamic Vs Static Base Shear Balancing Is Different In Asce From Ubc97?
If you’ve read my previous post regarding balancing seismic and dynamic base shear that was seismic base shear balancing considering UBC97 where…
Advanced Concepts 2 min read
Did You Know That… You Can Go Lower Than The Minimum Required Flexural Reinforcement?
This applies if the reinforcement provided is not driven by crackwidth limits and thermal requirements. The minimum steel ratios of…
Advanced Concepts 1 min read
Did You Know That… Strength Reduction Factor Adjusts Depending On The Strain Of The Extreme Tensile Steel?
How old am I? I’ll give you an idea: we had been the last batch way back university days that…
Advanced Concepts 5 min read
Huge Stuff Re Architectural Mepf That We Need To Put Our Fingers On
Howdy everyone?! I’ve been digging for quite sometime now for something to share with you until I realized that I’ve…
Advanced Concepts 2 min read
Interpreting The Modal Mass Participating Ratios Table From Etabs
I have not been modelling extensively in ETABS this recently so this query from a former 後輩 (こうはい) had my technical engine…
Advanced Concepts 3 min read
Tips In Proportioning The Geometry And Reinforcement Of Conventional Slabs
Slab design may not be that ‘challenging’ to some compared to designing walls and columns and the parts of the…
Advanced Concepts 5 min read
Excessive Deflection Counter Measures Of Conventional Slabs In Safe
Excessive deflection in what will be discussed in this article is the deflection in excess of the threshold deflection as…