Hromis1
Can't be Responsible - Off his Meds today
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 gives the traditional base plate design the way I have always done it. However, the "correct" solution follows the examples given in the CD given with the 13th ED. Essentially the plate thickness is reduced as the column is not fully loaded.
I don't really like this "Minimalist" engineering approach used in the NCEES sample question book, but it is the correct solution on paper. No spare capacity where all the serious corrosion occurs.
Sometimes I don't think the guys who wrote this stuff ever got out of the lab.
The SERM book pages 4-23 to 4-24 gives the traditional base plate design the way I have always done it. However, the "correct" solution follows the examples given in the CD given with the 13th ED. Essentially the plate thickness is reduced as the column is not fully loaded.
I don't really like this "Minimalist" engineering approach used in the NCEES sample question book, but it is the correct solution on paper. No spare capacity where all the serious corrosion occurs.
Sometimes I don't think the guys who wrote this stuff ever got out of the lab.