Yes, I'd do the same, but my question is how they actually attach the truss to the top of wall. Do they prefer to see a metal bearing plate or concrete? or doesn't it matter?
What is the typical detail for attaching the two? Continuous embed plate? Plain concrete and they drill in a tapcon. Assume there's some uplift on the truss connection but no more than 400 lbs.
Prohammy, I've found that a masters in structural will do much better than bachelors. I think it's different for every profession and generalizing it for everyone probably isnt accurate.
At least for structural engineering, I still dont see any reputable schools offering online degrees. If Purdue or UofI would offer struct degrees online I'd probably jump at that...till then I'm not going to waste my time with Norwich, etc.
I disagree with the notion that a school is a school...
StructuralEIT, I think that's entirely dependant upon the type of experience you get over the 10 yrs of working. You seem to be at a firm where you actually learn. I think the vast majority are places where engineers easily rot technically.
With that said, I dont think there's any definite...
I see where you're going with this, and you're in the minority if you're not performing any drafting work as a structural engineer. That goes for Autocad or Revit.
Your thinking is correct though. Revit will take away a SIGNIFICANT amount of time away from your design tasks....Much more than...
Hi there. I'm on the private side here, and work on government projects from time to time.
These types of mistakes are not typically ignored in the private industry, especially the farther west in the country you go. In fact, I think in California, this type of crap would be cause for the...
Like I said, the question distribution is not exact for each exam. Maybe you got 1 of 1 correct on the first exams, but only 1 of 2 correct on the second. Or maybe they had several "gimmies" in the other areas you received 100%'s. Speaking as someone who took and passed the SE1 and SE2, know...
You can take it 3 times before they require you to go back and take classes.
Its like any other exam, you're not going to get the same results every time, nor are the question distributions the same every time. Not sure why you're that surprised. Since you didn't say you studied you butt off...
I also think it's a money making fad at this point.
Very true about USGBC being a "for profit" organization. I think that's one of the reasons they make the test so unnecessarily difficult. The more times you take it, the more times you have to pay their outrageous fees.
First a little background: I work at an A/E firm. The structural engineers who work here have no more than 5 years experience....most are at the 1-2 yrs range. Most of the projects that come through are lowrise steel, wood, metal stud, or PEMB's. The architects make them as difficult to...
I still think you need to saddle up and assert yourself. At least make an honest effort to create an environment that lets you grow. If not, then you have a legit reason to leave.
These guys are NOT going to give responsibility to anyone who appears non-confident, so if you do nothing its not...
At 4.5 years, you should have the confidence to tell them you don't have anything to work on. Apologize in advance if this sounds harsh, but if one of my guys with that much experience didn't communicate their workload back to me, I would not be happy with him either.
Pick out a project you...
I've had recent experience with a firm who supplies tower cranes and designs connections back to the building structure. I will have to say they were the most incompetent and rushed people I've ever dealt with. It's not surprising that I see other cranes failing around the US.
I've been in your position before and I'll offer these words of wisdom:
1. You're not going to do any good with a good "metal detector". You absolutely need to have the client invest in an x-ray or a destructive test to see what the heck is going on. Do not settle for the cheapo RF meter...
