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Also, what software permits releasing every end at a node without throwing a mechanism error? I’ve always gotten yelled at for that…

Secondary Stresses in Trusses by Shankar Nair is a good starting point for this topic. The short answer is that you have to decide what...

Here's a slick one from Paragon. I recall being told that the reactions per load effect are available in the software. Haven't worked up...

Wait, so the loads are tiny, the client is weight-conscious, and you're supporting pipes? How is this application not perfect for...

Yes, of course. I acknowledged as much when I said, By describing the end vertical as a free standing column (needing to be...

Sorry to butt in, but doesn’t the unsheathed length of top chord provide restraint via tension to the column, such that it is not...

I will take this opportunity to express my displeasure at the usage of this new "down voting" function. I wish that didn't even exist...

Typically end nailing into the header. If that doesn't cut it, then framing angles above and/or below the header into the built up jamb...

Squat walls crack as you've shown, but very skinny walls—whether concrete or masonry—behave more flexurally wherein cracks originate...

Thanks for the link, @phamENG. Duty to Warn is compelling but should be obvious / second nature to anyone not trained more than ~15y...

Thanks anyway. At the very least, it confirms a suspicion of mine. Engineers are by nature risk averse. (I don’t mean that...

Could you provide further reading on the subject? We use this tech regularly, so I’m very curious about potential exposure. Please and...

Just put it back the way it was. If the top chord was #1 SYP (unlikely), then scab it with the same or better wood with sufficient...

Mostly friction. Tested assemblies were about twice as stiff as real roofs that dried/shrunk in service, so the calculated deflections...

I have the same gripe, so I bought a soft copy. Copyright prevents me from sharing it, unfortunately. Looks like Scribd has it as the...