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    Residential Slab Foundation

    Surprised no one does concrete stem walls that’s all I ever run into. Seen too many block foundations rot out, heck one recent remodel the wall you could see daylight through the joints.
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    Reverse Engineering Fabric Building

    These things are notorious for collapsing
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    Trench Cover plate for pedestrian Load

    https://www.trenwa.com/
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    Pump pad that straddles new and existing foundations

    Then just rotate the tank as a whole unit or just ask the fabricator about it.
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    Pump pad that straddles new and existing foundations

    True solution is to have the tank outlet relocated at an angle so the pump suction remains in line and then the whole pump fits. Is there any concern about vibration?
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    Trench Cover plate for pedestrian Load

    Depending on application you might simply want to look into road plates to use
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    Using Copyrighted Arch. Drawings

    That would make every structural drawing illegal by definition you work within the confines of the architectural drawings. I would argue that industry standard would say this is standard operating practice and would throw out the case
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    Pump pad that straddles new and existing foundations

    Why don’t you have flexible expansion joints in the piping, it’s going to move regardless and have stress otherwise
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    Repair of beam of corroded prestressing

    You’re correct the bottom is missing right at the max shear location. Salt spray typically destroys the fascia girders. Efflorescence on the abutment and cracks, major spalling, likely delamination also.
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    A Conceptual Modification to the Continuing Education Requirements

    I think the issue is that you can’t teach someone to be an engineer, you can lead them down the path but for them to truly be an engineer they must be self motivated and have serious critical thinking skills. Every mechanical engineer should work in a machine shop and also should work in a...
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    Ridge beam at Fireplace

    I just do a king post to a beam to add to the appearance.
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    no expansion joint at exterior foundation step

    The crack will transfer through likely regardless of the repair. Need to bond break over the cracked area
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    Using Copyrighted Arch. Drawings

    Any time I’ve seen any close to a true design build in residential work it was some of the most unethical work I had ever seen. Engineer should have a responsibility to the client but in design builds there is no guarantee that will happen, unless there is an independent quality assurance...
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    Using Copyrighted Arch. Drawings

    What is on the drawings, like did they provide the owner with stamped drawings or just concept sketches? Technically it’s a renovation so how much originality can there be in the drawing. Like I just don’t get even what could be protected, you can’t really stop someone from using a floor plan...
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    Bolt length for pretension in AISC 348

    Flat faces under bolt head and nut. https://cdn.docsie.io/document/workspace_xDo6jFMbRlfjgA3QD/doc_SOJ6SQXTep0RsYduq/file_XTQitHzjysNafitTr/tds_012_turn_of_nut_installation_6cb35249-37e6-76b7-213a-65d9523f0e6d.pdf
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