some personal viewpoints: /^i_tLgb
1. there are no shear studs/keys behind the walers, but the shear forces along the axial direction of waler is very big on the diagonal location. W;X:U.
2. It seems there are no preloading-jacks on the diagonal struts. they should be preloaded. 17:7w
3. effective length of the diagonal struts are too big. as the poster above has said there should be some kingposts and runnerbeams to support the struts. t[({KbIy
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king posts are used to support the struts vertically. it will resist the dead load of strut/runnerbeam, live load on the strut(working load), accidental load(if it needs to be accounted for). It is better to analyze the kingpost together with runnerbeam/struts, taking into account of the eccentricity effects. EE9eG31|r
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welcome to discuss. 4X:mb}(