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    OSB Use

    OK, jbpeng- your point is valid...I am in Arizona, and except for the last few months being pretty wet, it is obviously different weather here.
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    Masonry wall reinforcement

    Regardless of what the Code may allow, I would also (in addition to jjeng's input) specify #4 verticals at 48" oc, match/lap with the dowels to steel beam or slab. I don't know the whole situation, but be very careful of stability during construction.
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    OSB Use

    Well we keep beating this to death... Seeing as how a client may be a builder of large, repetitive apartment complexes, that are built in many different locations, I think it is "none of my business" to allow ONLY plywood. It is the builder's choice, as long as it is APA-rated. You might notice...
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    Manufacturing Schedules in Taiwan

    Airhose, My previous job, I was QC engr for what you describe. Didn't work at all. Absolute nightmare. I won't name the country responsible (I don't want to start a war of words here)
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    Orientation of Floor Joists

    When you are using sawn lumber joists such as 2x10, it makes sense to frame the joists in the direction which has consistently shorter spans. When you are using a pre-manufactured floor truss or composite joist(plywood web and laminated lumber flange), and have liberal allowance for maximum...
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    Orientation of Floor Joists

    The former premise is not true. The orientation of any framing is primarily for economy-the long joist, short header/girder philosophy. However, in some cases, a value engineering can include other factors, such as orienting the framing in a way to drastically reduce shear wall holdowns due to...
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    The Bicycle Wheel

    In traditional European bicycle racing, all the support cars and photographer motos are on the right side of the roadway, hence the drivetrain is on the right side for service, and likewise all the logos etc.
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    $50/hour engineer vs. $5/hour engineer

    OK, back to the original query- Hire me at $50 an hour, and you get good engineering, and I can be reached on my cell phone. I won't nickle and dime you to death either. Hire the guy in Bangalore for about 1/4 - 1/5 of that, and be prepared to go thru 3 plans checks, and you better have plenty...
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    Flexible Diaphram with Discontinuous Chord

    DR, I am assuming the beam line bisects the 80' dimension, so the joists span 40'. Since we visualize a horizontal diaphragm as a "beam laid flat", the roof deck being its "web", and the chords (ledger angle or masonry bond beam) being its "flanges", the beam line down the middle produces 2...
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    Ridiculous interview questions

    Usual questions when interviewing Big Corporation: 1) "Where do you see yourself 5 years from now, 10 years from now....",etc. 2) "Tell me a little about yourself..." or, "So tell me about <insert your name>" - as MadMango described. Usual questions when interviewing small consulting firm: 1)...
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    $50/hour engineer vs. $5/hour engineer

    BigH- I did. I no longer work for that company, as I said. Hopefully there will be no legal repercussions down the road. Do you think I should report this operation to the State Licensing Board? Or to the State Business Licensing Office? It is a multi-state, multi-national company, with its...
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    Good Billing Software for small firm?

    bvi- Our Excell does all of the above. There is no limitation. That is why we perfected it over such a long period of time. It just doesn't have the "pretty, glossy" look that Quickbooks or Peachtree, etc, has. When you look at QB & PT etc, they just don't have the "set-up" look for a...
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    Ridiculous interview questions

    LOL - Only engineers from the Mid East and Far East know what an Eigenvalue is. When I was in college, we engineering majors cowered in fear in the back row of the higher math classes. The instructor said very first day: "I know you engineering types may not grasp this, but at least show some...
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    $50/hour engineer vs. $5/hour engineer

    BobPE, I only contribute my income tax to the Demos and Repubs (sarcasm). I would have donated to the campaign, but declined because my letters and E-mails to my elected representatives were never answered.
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    Foundation Wall Structural Repair

    Before I make a recommendation, do you know which structural company did the design?
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