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ANE91 replied to the thread Shear strength of fastener in plywood.Why wouldn’t the usual lateral dowel capacities apply? There’s 4 limit states, two of which are further split between main member and...
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ANE91 replied to the thread Easy foundation work or a trap?.Thanks for the photo. I’ve seen similar issues. You’re right that I’m not familiar, so I appreciate your insights. Gotta learn somehow...
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Maybe not... heat goes up and surrounding earth may protect the foundations.
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ANE91 replied to the thread HOT TUB - gut check.I remember watching some webinar recently discussing what it would take to completely protect the deck members and fasteners from this...
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ANE91 replied to the thread Easy foundation work or a trap?.The helical pier is not installed directly below the footing. It's screwed down off to the side, hence the eccentricity. Absurdly...
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ANE91 replied to the thread Easy foundation work or a trap?.Yeah, none of that happens here. I've spent a good bit of time this week trying to get a building official on the phone to explain why...
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ANE91 replied to the thread Steel Exposed to Fire.I'll lastly point out that we as engineers have a tendency to rely on calcs and tests to even our own detriment at times. It's no...
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ANE91 replied to the thread Steel Exposed to Fire.
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ANE91 replied to the thread Steel Exposed to Fire.I’m skeptical that a survey could aid in parsing minor fire-related deformation from original erection misalignment, thermal movement...
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I agree. The point is that it is very hard to get this pool of contractors to look at the drawings and specs, and then not cuss you down...
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To answer the original question: Is it easy - Likely yes Is it a trap - Likely maybe I like the approach as described by @SE2607...
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ANE91 replied to the thread Steel Exposed to Fire.I unfortunately can't post pics [shadessad]
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ANE91 replied to the thread Easy foundation work or a trap?.Incredible responses...thank you everyone. I have some more questions, please. All the load? The footings are already doing that and...
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ANE91 replied to the thread Steel Exposed to Fire.We do this a lot. You end up paying less attention to the steel and more attention to everything else. You can get a good spatial idea...
