Codes & standards
Wind Load Calculation Basics for Gravity Engineers
Wind is dynamic pressure carried by a lateral load path you can walk like a takedown, and your dead load model is the resistance in every uplift check.
Elena Marchetti··10 min
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Eurocode
4 posts tagged “Eurocode”.
Codes & standards
Eurocode load combinations explained (EN 1990)
EN 1990 sets the load combinations for European design. Here are the ULS expressions 6.10, 6.10a and 6.10b, the partial and psi factors, and a worked example.
Sam Rivera··4 min
Codes & standards
Load combination worked example
One column, every gravity combination, worked end to end in both ASCE 7 and Eurocode. See exactly how service loads become a governing factored reaction.
Sam Rivera··4 min
Codes & standards
Eurocode vs ASCE 7 load combinations
ASCE 7 and Eurocode reach similar safety by different bookkeeping. Here is a side-by-side of the gravity combinations, the factors, and a worked comparison.
Sam Rivera··4 min