The Structural Engineer Magazine question, March 2017 edition – and finally – was questioned by two readers who attempted the question.
They noted that the resolved buttress load was outside the middle third of the buttress, although, the buttress was declared stable. An explanation for this is shown below….
Q-11 diagrams – A4-FORCE-DIAGRAM
Hi Hugh,
Any chance you could point the structural magazine link that posted the Buttress question please?
Hello Sam,
I hope this link works.
http://bit.ly/2G4C5dn
Regards
Hugh