Category Archives: Structural Engineering Technical Tid Bits
Structures Workshop provides Estimated Quanties on Drawings
SW will be adding estimate quantities to our drawings using the parametric table tool within Revit. This will make it much easier for contractors and estimaters to provide bids quickly. Here is an example drawing…
Erik Presents “Welds: The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly” on Jan 8th, 2012
Erik will present “Welds: The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly” to SEARI on Jan 8. He will introduce the basics of designing welds and will discuss many weld detail examples (some good, some bad, and some ugly). There will be ample … Continue reading
Bolt Clearance Issues
There are problems with the tails of bolts meeting on beam to column flange (not web) joints especially. See attached some of my sketches on this issue.
Shipping Container Engineering
A shipping container uses the full depth of the corrugated metal walls to span 40 feet (much like a wide flange beam needs it’s web. It acts as a deep beam which is as deep as the height of the … Continue reading
Coastal Construction in Rhode Island
Rhode Island, all new construction or substantial improvement (cost > 50% market value) shall be designed and constructed to resist flood hazards and flood loads per the following codes: IBC 2009 Section 1612: Flood Loads (IBC Highlights) IRC 2009 Section … Continue reading
Simple Shear Connections – Not So Simple
04/2011 ASCE-SEI Structures Congress Procedings “Simple Shear Connections – Not So Simple”
Practical Seismic Design
05/2010 Erik Nelson presents “Practical Seismic Design” A Discussion of the Equivalent lateral Force Procedure using latest updates in IBC 2009 and ASCE 7-05.
SEAM “From the Green Book to the Black”
04/2010 Erik Nelson presents “From the Green Book to the Black” at the Structural Engineers Association of Maine, SEAM.
SEAMass “AISC 13th Ed” with Bill Thornton
03/2010 Erik Nelson presents “AISC 13th Ed – the New ASD” with Bill Thornton at the Structural Engineers Association of Massachusetts, SeaMASS. (For more informations >SeaMass Flyer).
13 Simple Steps to making Structural Art
Erik Nelson presents “Form Evolution – 13 Simple Steps to making Structural Art” MIT Civil Engineering Department Seminar Series.
