Questions tagged [building-design]
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Design of transverse reinforcement in a wide beam
Besides satisfying nominal bar provision in the code, is there any special requirement in the provision of transverse reinforcement to ensure that the longitudinal reinforcement is fully effective in ...
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What would happen if the air conditioning failed in a skyscraper for an extended period?
I'm writing some fiction which involves the AC in a modern glass curtain skyscraper (50-80 floors?) in an American city failing for a period of weeks, maybe even for up to two months.
Could anybody ...
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Sun light illumination on a lower floor vs high building closely
there is an investor that wants to build very close to our building. In case we agree, the buildings will stand like on the pictures below, 3 meters apart from each other. I tried to draw them in ...
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Increase in target emission rate (TER) when using a air source heat pump (ASHP) in standard assessment procedure (SAP) calculation
I am running a SAP calculation on a proposed building which will be utilising a 8.5 kW ASHP for space and water heating. I am also running a comparative analysis against a mains gas boiler to show the ...
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Clarification of cover definition in Eqn 7.11 of EC2 for calculating crack width
In EC2 clause 7.3.4(3), cover c is defined as the cover to longitudinal reinforcement. Say for a beam with cnom of 40mm and outer links of 16mm, the cover to longitudinal reinforcement will be 56mm. ...
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General formula for calculating torsional and warping constants of built-up section
In order to calculate the elastic critical moment of a laced double I-section, I need the torsional and warping constants. Is there a general formula to obtain this? BS 5950 only has formulas for ...
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How to find building specs & blueprint(s) for an apartment complex?
For any given apartment complex in the U.S. (if you want to get specific, I am wondering about NYC), how does one track down the building's specifications. I'm talking about specs as detailed as the ...
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Do we allow mass and moment of the footing itself, when calculating ground support and eccentricity of a footing?
Suppose we are designing a footing for the wall of a building. There are two checks that are crucial.
Ground support: suppose the ground is assessed as being suitable to load up to 80 kN/m2. Then a ...
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Why does the IRC think ceiling joists are weaker than floor joists?
According to the IRC, a 1200S162-68 cold-formed steel C-section can hold 40psf total load at an almost 22' span when used as a floor joist, but can only hold 25psf total load at a 21' span when used ...
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Heat storage mass vs. AIR in an ICF house
If we would want to build a family house (ICF) regarding operational costs, should we leave the insulation on the inside, or should we remove it from the inside?
If we would remove it, the walls ...
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Searching for a High Speed Actuator for a simulator
I am currently planing to build a consrtuction for a simulator.
My simulator seat should be able to fall like 30cm and afterwards move to the starting position .
The falling should be as natural as ...
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How to support height extender on a rail?
I've got an 1/8" thick steel rail with 1.5" diameter and 15' in length sitting on two 5/32" thick steel rails with 2.5" diameter and 100" in length 14' apart:
I want to add a diagonal support for a ...
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What is the minimum diameter for vertical bars in a column according to ACI?
What is the minimum for vertical bars in a column according to ACI and I am looking for a particular condition where diameter must be greater than 0.625 in.
(when using S-concrete for column design it ...
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Difference between ACI Code and Eurocode in Stiffness modifiers?
According to the ACI Code stiffness modifiers (modifiers used to reduce the moment of inertia) are used for each structural elements for example 0.7 for columns and 0.35 for beams...
For those who ...
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How to design safely collapsing buildings?
Background—Currently, buildings seem to be designed to be strong enough to not fall upon dangerous events, such as earthquakes. This makes them expensive, and out of the reach of poor places.
Poor ...
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How is a room structurally suspended above a garage cutout?
The garage of this cavity wall (outer brick layer wall, inner concrete load bearing wall) new build uk house is a cutout directly below a room. i'm confused because this obviously interrupts the ...
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Washing machine in apartment
I live on a second floor of 4 story apartments building and I'm planning to change my old washer+dryer tower for a new one, however it is bigger and heavier. I'm worried that the weight could cause a ...
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Design forces for a home built trailer structure (tiny home or camper)?
I am going to purchase a steel trailer frame, and then I want to build a camper on top of that. This will be full height teardrop which is likely wood framed but I am also considering aluminum framing....
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Concrete block VS Red brick for Kitchen extension
Is the wall composition/layers the same if I were to choose either Concrete block or Red brick?
Which has a higher strength?
Which is generally more preferred for extensions?
Note please, this is for ...
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How to compute the resistance of this metallic part (steel angle iron), for a joist fitted in an I-profile beam?
Let's say we have an oak joist (15 cm x 15 cm x 370 cm), which is "fitted" in the profile of an I-profile beam (height 140 mm, width 66 mm), and the surface where the joist is laid is too ...
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How to support the columns of a second level of an hypaethral building with reduction in space by height?
In this multi-leveled hypaethral building model there is a problem that the columns of the second floor aren't directly situated on the columns of the first floor.
How to support the columns of the ...
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What design could fit this egg drop challenge?
My class is doing the egg drop challenge as a school project, but the rules are a little different than normal. First of all, the construction needs to contain a microbit connected to a battery pack ...
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Can I estimate fire temperature from a building's colour?
I am studying a building that was impacted by a fire (from a Natural Hazard perspective, so consider my engineering skills as inexistant!!). There are obvious changes in the outside paint's colour, ...
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What methods can be used to stabilize a vibratory bowl used for orientation
I have a project where we are using a vibratory bowl to feed in parts to an assembler. The issue I am having is that the calibration sticker on the side is very out and a single line is very difficult ...
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Looking for the name of a certain type of room
I don't know if this is the place to ask, but I am wondering about the name for a certain type of room in a building.
I am thinking about the ones where it is basically like a central room, but it is ...
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Waterlogged multistorey apartment
I fraction invested in a real estate project several years back. Mid way through the construction, after about 12 floors, the building contractor filed for bankruptcy. An asset reconstruction company ...
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Is there a miniture atmospheric water vapor condenser?
I am looking to add a condenser for a plant preserving container. The plants need water and I was wondering if I can have a passive method to condense atmospheric moisture to water. My container is ...
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Seismic Design Changes between ASCE and UBC Code?
what is the difference between the seismic design between ASCE and UBC code?
from load combinations to loads applied to the history between the sudden shift or change in the code. and which one of the ...
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Possible improved approaches to 6mx3m moment-resisting frame with eccentricity+torsion, in advance of detailed engineer discussion
I'm putting a steel frame in, to "open plan" the rear of a brick cavity-wall terrace house in the UK, which will then have a single storey extension added behind it.
I have already retained a ...
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Could pre-stressed graphene be used to reinforce granite block construction?
I am curious whether this will become an option, especially for longer lasting structures. Could pre-stressed graphene or another high tensile strength material by used to reinforce granite block ...
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Why don't buildings in South Asia have basements?
I see that buildings in the developed part of the world have basements. Why?
But, I never see basements in most buildings in South Asia. Why?
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Software for automatic building floorplan calculation / drawing (packing problem)
An apartment yield analysis is a set of draft drawings in which the optimum residential apartment layout and resultant yield is calculated for a given building site, taking into account development ...
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