Thanks a lot Brendan, I've been designing Steel Structures for more than 4 years now and everytime someone asks me to roughly estimate the sizes of the members I always feel uncomfortable giving out sizes unless I've modeled the structure. This is really handy.
Great content Brendan. I'm a structural eng. with 10 years in water resources and hydropower. I find your videos very helpful, nice to see somebody talk about common questions everyone has both as a student and practising professional. Great work and looking forward to your future content.
Mr. Hasty, HUGE thank you for this video, i have to be honest and say this is one of my favorite videos by you, these rule of thumb is so so helpful when you are new and need atleast a starting point to beginning your design and member sizing. As you are aware, design is an iterative process so the closer your initial assumption, the faster you can complete the design. this is the kind of thing for some reason, atleast here, we are not thought, it might be different at the universities over where you are, i think . the theory and formulas are great, but id argue that these bits of practical pointers are almost just as important. this video was pure gold mate. cheers for leaving the numbers in the description. You continue to impress and soar past expectations, Mr. Hasty.
Thanks Sage, Glad I have exceeded your expectations. University is the same here, they focus on theory not practical applications, I only leant them after starting to work. Agree it is a very important for engineers to know. Hope to keep impressing.
Hello Brendan, I just wanted to say that I hope you keep doing videos like this. I think they are very informative (I guess it's the correct word) and also you make the topic easily understandable. Ciao from Italy
Hi Tonio, thanks for letting me know and your support, it makes my day. Glad you found the video informative, I am trying to make it easy to understand and hopefully as entertaining as possible.
Great video! I really enjoy these videos where you get into the practical applications. I've also joined the patreon support, looking forward in engaging more and sharing my passion for structural engineering!
Hi Theuns, back-to-back steel videos. I do not know how to thank you enough for your support, look out for next week for your shout out. Also, any topic you wish me to cover ask on Patreon, here to building a community with a passion for structural engineering.
Hello Mate. Your continuous content creation and knowledge transfer is well appreciated. I'd like to get clarification on the bolt connection aspect on 2 of your episodes. On this episode @ minute 1:30 you mentioned that no.s of bolt = member depth/100. Whereas in your episode "The rules of thumb for steel design" @ minute 13:10 you specify no.s of bolt = depth/10. What's the difference pls? Or which is correct? Thanks
Thanks for this video. As an architect, this is really helpful for me too. It saves my time on things that I should assume for rough structure when I am designing a building and this would help me better make coordination with my fellow structural engineers. Do you recommend a book where rough structural useful concepts and rule of thumb are recommended for architects for structures of brick and motor, RC design, steel design, timber framing and shell structures?
Hi Wong, I have a video on concrete; it would require several books to cover these topics. Also, I have yet to see any good one other than the structural engineer's handbook by Fonia Dobb, but that is more for structural engineers. I will be putting together PDF and will take some time to ensure it is good.
Great video and thank you for sharing your knowledge. I am a site engineer and we use portal frames for our buildings. Regarding the haunch length the rule of thumb is an 1/8 of the frame span? For portal frame columns only the ratio span to depth (up to 50) affects the size? Does the ratio of span to height of column play any role?
Hi Argiris, the height and stiffness of the column would impact, as a starting point it is good to still start at a span on 50. then detail computations can confirm, but you should still be in the ballpark.
could you point me in the right direction for information or formulas for shock loading steel members with steel chains the problem is a 1000kg load dropped 1m what is the chain needed? all that i can find requires me to know displacement or duration of impact which i don't know for steel chain on a steel beam
Many thanks you've unique way to deliver the information I want to get into calculation of built up section with reference you recommend to me Preferably if American references
Hi Sir Brendan! I recently got admission at University of Wollongong for my Masters in Civil(Majors in Structural Engineering) and your videos are very inspiring for me as I am seeing first time that an experience person in this field is teaching us with practical knowledge. I have been doing structural RCC design in Etabs and Sap 2000 from a while bcz basically I am from Pakistan and I am moving to Australia in Feb 2023. I have seen many of your videos and you always encourage your juniors. Can you please guide me, I should work more on Etabs, Sap 2000 and Tekal structures if I want to be a successful Structural Engineering at Australia or do I have to add more software? Any recommendations will be too much worthy for my career. Thanks a lot for what you are doing for us
I don't think QTY of bolt equal to depth of beam/10 is correct for instance if the beam depth is 300mm then will end up to using 30 bolts for each connection?
Hi Brendan, another great video! Is there any chance you could share the studies you have seen that tell us the deflections are roughly 20% better than you expect them to be?
Hi Brendan, I'm from Brazil and I'm finishing my degree in civil engineering, I currently work in a steel structure company and I would like to know what software do you use for analysis, dimensioning and detailing of steel structures? PS: I really like your videos
Hi Matheus, thanks for the support. For analysis Spacegass, excel, mathcad and my own programs written in pythong. for detailing and dimenioning Bluebeam and Revit.
Hi Brendan! I am considering to studying structural engineering however i am having issue with making the right decision. As far as my research structural engineering is not too easy as you would have to learn all theories and principles which takes time and lots of effort. On the hand , the salary is not as good as it should be. I have friends who are strctural engineers making 70grand while my other friends who are trades making almost double. My question to you is it worth putting all these effort and time ?
Hi Murtaza, structural engineers can start low but can increase over time. But I would recommend that you do something you would find more enjoyable, you don't get rich on a salary look into compound interests. Also typically trades are great while you are young but get harder when you are older. Hope this helps yes engineering is can be alot of effort to learn but I enjoy it.
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Thanks Brendan, I'm a structural engineering Student in QLD. Your videos are helping me a lot for my internship job. Cheers.
Hi 박성원, thanks for watching and commenting, glad that my videos have been helping. hope my future videos keep helping you out.
Thanks a lot Brendan, I've been designing Steel Structures for more than 4 years now and everytime someone asks me to roughly estimate the sizes of the members I always feel uncomfortable giving out sizes unless I've modeled the structure. This is really handy.
Hi NinZo, thanks for the support. As said in the video it is only a place to start. It is also good to check your own work. Glad that I could help.
Great content Brendan. I'm a structural eng. with 10 years in water resources and hydropower. I find your videos very helpful, nice to see somebody talk about common questions everyone has both as a student and practising professional. Great work and looking forward to your future content.
Hi James, Thanks for the support. Hope to keep impressing.
I'm enjoying your videos
I'm a practicing Civil Engineer from Zambia.
Mr. Hasty, HUGE thank you for this video, i have to be honest and say this is one of my favorite videos by you, these rule of thumb is so so helpful when you are new and need atleast a starting point to beginning your design and member sizing. As you are aware, design is an iterative process so the closer your initial assumption, the faster you can complete the design. this is the kind of thing for some reason, atleast here, we are not thought, it might be different at the universities over where you are, i think . the theory and formulas are great, but id argue that these bits of practical pointers are almost just as important. this video was pure gold mate. cheers for leaving the numbers in the description.
You continue to impress and soar past expectations, Mr. Hasty.
Thanks Sage, Glad I have exceeded your expectations. University is the same here, they focus on theory not practical applications, I only leant them after starting to work. Agree it is a very important for engineers to know. Hope to keep impressing.
This is the most useful vid i saw on the internet today. Thank you so much
Happy to hear that! Thanks for your time Lafi!
Hello Brendan, I just wanted to say that I hope you keep doing videos like this. I think they are very informative (I guess it's the correct word) and also you make the topic easily understandable.
Ciao from Italy
Hi Tonio, thanks for letting me know and your support, it makes my day. Glad you found the video informative, I am trying to make it easy to understand and hopefully as entertaining as possible.
Many thanks Brendan, Great video
Thanks for the support
Thanks
Thanks for the support.
Great video! I really enjoy these videos where you get into the practical applications. I've also joined the patreon support, looking forward in engaging more and sharing my passion for structural engineering!
Hi Theuns, back-to-back steel videos. I do not know how to thank you enough for your support, look out for next week for your shout out. Also, any topic you wish me to cover ask on Patreon, here to building a community with a passion for structural engineering.
Thank you very much for your videos we really do appreciate it!
Your kind words just made my day! Thanks for your support.
One of the best Brendan. Thank you
Glad that you enjoyed it. do you have any other rule of thumbs that i missed?
Another day another superb content. Just loved these thump rule videos. Keep going mate.
Hi Deepak again, thanks for you on going support, hope to keep up with your expectations.
Hello Mate. Your continuous content creation and knowledge transfer is well appreciated.
I'd like to get clarification on the bolt connection aspect on 2 of your episodes.
On this episode @ minute 1:30 you mentioned that no.s of bolt = member depth/100.
Whereas in your episode "The rules of thumb for steel design" @ minute 13:10 you specify no.s of bolt = depth/10.
What's the difference pls? Or which is correct? Thanks
Hi Brendan, thanks for the Informative videos.
Thanks for the support, Tafadzwa.
Thanks Brendon this is very useful
Glad that you found this helpful
Great video. Thanks for your effort
Glad you enjoyed it!
Thanks for this video. As an architect, this is really helpful for me too. It saves my time on things that I should assume for rough structure when I am designing a building and this would help me better make coordination with my fellow structural engineers. Do you recommend a book where rough structural useful concepts and rule of thumb are recommended for architects for structures of brick and motor, RC design, steel design, timber framing and shell structures?
Hi Wong, I have a video on concrete; it would require several books to cover these topics. Also, I have yet to see any good one other than the structural engineer's handbook by Fonia Dobb, but that is more for structural engineers. I will be putting together PDF and will take some time to ensure it is good.
@@BrendanHasty Thanks for the reply! I couldn't really find the book. Can you please give me a link?
Its available on Amazon geni.us/BUeqO
Nice video Thanks Brendan!
Thanks ManTing
Hi Brendan,
This is an informative video,
Which forces are classified as uplift forces in a floor beam?
Your videos surely needs to be part of EA CPD
Hi Albert, it technically does under self-learning but would love it to officially be.
Great video and thank you for sharing your knowledge. I am a site engineer and we use portal frames for our buildings. Regarding the haunch length the rule of thumb is an 1/8 of the frame span? For portal frame columns only the ratio span to depth (up to 50) affects the size? Does the ratio of span to height of column play any role?
Hi Argiris, the height and stiffness of the column would impact, as a starting point it is good to still start at a span on 50. then detail computations can confirm, but you should still be in the ballpark.
could you point me in the right direction for information or formulas for shock loading steel members with steel chains the problem is a 1000kg load dropped 1m what is the chain needed? all that i can find requires me to know displacement or duration of impact which i don't know for steel chain on a steel beam
Many thanks you've unique way to deliver the information
I want to get into calculation of built up section with reference you recommend to me
Preferably if American references
Hi Qureshi, Thanks for the support. do you mean how to design/ build up unqiue steel sections?
@@BrendanHasty what is recommend spacing between the secondary beams to be econmically and constructable
Hi Sir Brendan!
I recently got admission at University of Wollongong for my Masters in Civil(Majors in Structural Engineering) and your videos are very inspiring for me as I am seeing first time that an experience person in this field is teaching us with practical knowledge. I have been doing structural RCC design in Etabs and Sap 2000 from a while bcz basically I am from Pakistan and I am moving to Australia in Feb 2023. I have seen many of your videos and you always encourage your juniors. Can you please guide me, I should work more on Etabs, Sap 2000 and Tekal structures if I want to be a successful Structural Engineering at Australia or do I have to add more software? Any recommendations will be too much worthy for my career. Thanks a lot for what you are doing for us
Spot on, as usual
Hi Michael, thanks for the support. comments help alot.
Great vídeo, thx so much
Excellent .. we hope to talk about the size of steel column VS height of story as a thumb rule ? .. Thx
This is something I can do next time I did cover column based on number of floors
Do you have a video about cutting sizes of steel for welding? Should be there some tolerance or not?
Hi Peter not yet but it should be around 10mm tollarance, different elements will have tollarance for example casting bolt it is around 4mm
Any rule of thumb for anchor bolts size regarding diameter and depth?
Hi Argiris, typically I just design them as they have so many variables.
Thank you for the video
Thank for watch Cong.
@@BrendanHasty Ah Can I have a question? Do you think Melbourne polytechnic is better than a university?
Rule of thumb for concrete next video perhaps ?
Hi Brooks, Maybe not for the next video but it is on the list, thanks for the suggestion
Hi Brendan, nice explanation, how about a rule of thumb video aimed to Architects? so I guess a bit more general/simplified? Thnx
Hi Pietro, thanks. that would be good this will be something that I will work on.
Hey, as per the thumb rules,could please explain per m3 concrete, how many kg reinforcement used in colum,beam and slab
Hi Tojo, thanks for your support. I will add it to the list this would be a useful video.
I don't think QTY of bolt equal to depth of beam/10 is correct for instance if the beam depth is 300mm then will end up to using 30 bolts for each connection?
Did I say 10 it should be 100 so 300 deep 3 bolts
Hi Brendan, another great video! Is there any chance you could share the studies you have seen that tell us the deflections are roughly 20% better than you expect them to be?
Hi Shaun, will see if I can find the studies that you will be able to open freely. Thanks for watching and your support.
Plz for No. of bolt .. beam 12 inch we need 12 bolt to connect.. 6 for each side ? .. is that you mean ? .. Thx
Hi Ayad that rule is for mm. For inches it would be divided by 4, so for 12 inches/ 4 would by 3 bolts.
is it possible to cantilever with a span of 6 meters using a wide flange with a height of 300 mm and a width of 150 mm
Hi Pebrianto It would depend on the load and back span.
What is the unit of deflection in that frequency formula. Millimeters?
Hi Osama, it is in Millimeters, sorry I would have put that in.
for more explain perfered detailing shema explain phenomena
Very helpful
Glad you found it helpful Kartik.
Do you have any videos on timber?
one coming out tomorrow look out for it, it is really only an introduction to timber. there will be future videos on timber design as well
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Thanks.
Hi Brendan, I'm from Brazil and I'm finishing my degree in civil engineering, I currently work in a steel structure company and I would like to know what software do you use for analysis, dimensioning and detailing of steel structures?
PS: I really like your videos
Hi Matheus, thanks for the support. For analysis Spacegass, excel, mathcad and my own programs written in pythong. for detailing and dimenioning Bluebeam and Revit.
Very organized
Hi Osama, Thankyou for watching and support.
Plz in no. If bolt for beam 12 in .. we need to 12 bolt .. 6 for each side .. is that true ? .. Thx
Hi Ayad that rule is for mm. For inches it would be divided by 4, so for 12 inches/ 4 would by 3 bolts
@@BrendanHasty Hi Brendan .. in mm Will be. 300/10= 30 bolt not 3 bolt ?! .. plz can you clear that point
Hi Ayad it should be /100 so 300/100 would be 3 sorry if I made a mistake
Depth / 100 in mm 300/100 is 3
Hi Brendan! I am considering to studying structural engineering however i am having issue with making the right decision.
As far as my research structural engineering is not too easy as you would have to learn all theories and principles which takes time and lots of effort. On the hand , the salary is not as good as it should be. I have friends who are strctural engineers making 70grand while my other friends who are trades making almost double.
My question to you is it worth putting all these effort and time ?
Hi Murtaza, structural engineers can start low but can increase over time.
But I would recommend that you do something you would find more enjoyable, you don't get rich on a salary look into compound interests. Also typically trades are great while you are young but get harder when you are older. Hope this helps yes engineering is can be alot of effort to learn but I enjoy it.
What the mean "span/depth"? And what unit of span?
Hi Irfan, these are based on mm, however, it would align in inches. for example Span/depth = X therefor beam depth should be ~ depth = Span/X
Ratio is 20 to 24 with 60 m max
So no more the 60 meter on average
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