Our fire protection engineer told me the requirement is for DI to the 5' line outside the building, in this case it is existing; we are replacing all the mains and service lines outside the 5' line.
We have designed a water distribution system to be PVC. The system supplies both domestic and fire service to 20+ warehouses. After the contract award the gov't PM and the contractor want to know if HDPE pipe may be used in stead.
Can the two be used interchangably? I've seen some literature...
Currently doing a utility replacement project for gas and water systems. Plan is to convert all the the old 50' era steel lines to pvc (water) and pe (gas). The base wants thrust restraint connections. my question is, do you still provide thrust blocks with these types of joints?
any...
Taro, I'm in the midst of trying to design a floor system for a church sanctuary using design guide 11. I'm finding it next to impossible to meet the 0.05% acceleration limit using a damping ratio of 0.02. (The church will have movable seating.) I'm all ready using 5" (NW) concrete total...
I am just now studying the yield line theory in my class (although class examples are for fixed boundary conditions not pinned) and came across the following problem for work. It seems that some-where, some-one should have solved this one before....or at the least there should be a quick...
I was wondering what other structural engineers view of single plate shear connections is and what issues have arisen in the field when these have been used? What are your added concerns and opinions? Is this type of connection conservative enough for your comfort in design?
(See pp. 4-54 to...
Has anyone used in slab radiant heating systems for non-residential use (under heavy (truck) loads)? The system that my ME dept. wishes to use is polyethelene (poly pxc) tubing. The construction installation manual given to me is for residential use and recommends placing the tubing between two...
Has anyone used in slab radiant heating systems for non-residential use (under heavy loads)? The system that my ME dept. wishes to use is polyethelene (poly pxc) tubing. The construction installation manual given to me is for residential use and recommends placing the tubing between two layers...
I've seen many positions in technical sales and product development. Any pointers in determining if this a career for me? Any insight into the pros and cons? (Especially interested to hear if anyone is in this line of work currently and if they love what they do and why, etc.)
Thanks.
