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For anyone working throught the NCEES new 2 day example problems. Problem 602 on the PM vertical Building portion. On page 97 of the solution when the top and bottom flange force is being computed: The solution "appears" to directly use the tension force of 2 kips, rather than 6kips for the...

I am struggling with the proper use of some terms and the intent with regards to a structure. Maybe you guys can clarify my understanding. 1. Story Drift...Is the intent to measure the "average" displacement of the structure under the design EQ? 2. Compared to the Maximum design EQ deflection...

Hi all, I am trying to work the NCEES, SE II example problem number 260. Have any of you worked this problem? There is quite a lengthy errata given on the NCEES web site. The difficultly I am having is that I am agreeing more with the original solution than the errata. The problem (part a) has...

Ladies and Gents, please no specifics. But how did you feel..... Me - Morning fairly straight forward. Afternoon a few surprises...lord I hope I passed. You were sunk if you did not have ALL the references. AND have them tabbed well. Knowing were tables were in the books was important. There...

Good luck to you all on Friday. May we all pass!

Maybe some one here can point me to the correct sections of the code. When designing piles supporting something like a large mat, what is the correct seismic weight? Should it include the weight of the mat? (I would think so) Most the ASCE formula appear to be set up for forces to the...

Ladies and Gents, Please tell me if I am missing something in this problem. The solution computes the maximum moment at the CENTER of the beam and selects a section based on the plastic moment. (The beam is Fixed-Fixed with both a uniform distrib and a concentrated load at the center, with...

Does anyone know of something similiar to the SK Ghosh "codemaster" design guides for EQ design in concrete? The Ghosh guides are decent....I love to have one for EQ concrete.

Section 12.13.5.2 of the ASCE 7-05 states that ties shall have design strength of at least 10% SDS times factored dead load plus factored live load. (Design category C, tension governs this case). For the case I am working on my live loads are almost solely crane loads. My live loads are huge...

Ladies and gents, I working problem 80 from the 6 minute structural 1 book. Something strikes me as odd in the problem statement versus the picture and the figure 15B in the NDS book. The problem states that the built-up column is nailed per section 15.3.3. However, 15.3.3.1 (a) states...

Hi all, I have been going over a problem in the 7th ed Timber design book by PPI. There have been several strange approaches to problem solving in this book that bother me. I wanted to get get your opinions. The problem in question involves WIND load transfer from a FLEXIBLE wood framed...

Ohio results are in via email. Here I go again. At least it looks like I improved. Stupid wood killed me.

Guys and Gals, those of you who have taken the SE II, which book or books had the best problems that closely matched the difficulty and character of the problems you had on the SE II? I admit my head is spinning going through all the Seismic design category D and up problems. However, I could...

Ladies and Gents, Anyone out there have a nice simple matrix to define structural project scopes? Sample language? I am working for a firm that does primarily industrial work. We are having a series of projects that are having a "creep" in the scope of services. A lot of this is from the big...

Ladies and Gents, can any of you give your opinion of any SE II study books? Any that were very good? Any that are terrible? I have mixed feelings about the ones I used for the SE 1.

In my older codes, the max bending stress for an unshored composite steel beam was limited to 0.9xFy during construction. It appears in the new 13th ed. these beams are subject to the same design parameters as normal beams. (16.1-83 Ic., as covered in Chapeter F, basically Omega = 1.67 etc). I...

Does anyone have have a good reference for stiffness values for timber shear walls?

Ladies and Gents, I just came across an interesting problem in the NCEES structural I example book. Problem 526, a simple base plate design. I could not believe I got the answer wrong. However on further review..the answer given in the NCEES book is "correct". The SERM book pages 4-23 to 4-24...