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Cone Bottom Tank Anchorage

Typical cone bottom tanks come with a steel stand at the bottom. For products where there is no connection between the tank and the stand, do you treat the tank and the stand as one unit under the seismic load? Or is this setup not allowed in a high seismic zone? Assuming the project location is in the SF Bay Area with high seismic load, and anchorage is required.


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Chain number of sprocket in Solidworks

Hi all, Does someone know what chain number is in SolidWorks when importing a Sprocket from the design library, and how can I measure it on my sprocket? Thanks. )


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Wood Truss to Cold Formed Steel Stud Wall

Hi all, Reaching out to see if anyone has experience detailing a wood truss to cold formed steel stud wall. My instinct is to platform frame it with the truss bearing on the top track of the stud wall with a nailer, and then have a continuous rimboard on the outside. However, having the combustible rimboard doesn't work for the fire rating.


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Concentrated Support Loads on Pipe

Hello, I am a structural engineer with a question about pipe support forces acting on the pipe. I am assuming there must be a reference document or guidance for the type of support required for different sizes and wall thicknesses of steel pipe. I am thinking about the localized reaction force of the support pressing on the pipe wall. Logically, there must be some limit to the ...


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Booster system

Good day, l have a booster system as shown in the picture below. We supply them with 8 bars steam. Our usual vacuum is 10mmHg, but all of a sudden it became 15mmHG. We isolated the process vessel and no change. l then closed the motive steam to booster X; vacuum was ok at 10mmHg. We are failing to understand why the vacuum system is behaving this way. Your help will be much app...


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