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Cee sections like theses should be alternated back/back, front/front as one proceeds up the slope. These will cancel out the roll forces that develop.

Would anyone have information of the loading characteristic of alfalfa pellets? Thanks.

What I think is an easy question – Can the member label (i.e. M1, section size, etc.) be moved to somewhere other than the mid-point of the members length? When I have crossing members the label is very hard to read. Thanks for the response.

Hi Does anyone have floor joist information for Ceco joists from 1958? The joist tag indicates a 126X-235 and the plans show 126-126W for the size. Thanks for any help.

Hi Dick I was able to talk with a salesman that worked for the company, he said that the company was sold about eleven years ago. However, he did not have any technical information and did not know of anyone I would be able to contact. The plans I have indicate that the building would have been...

Does anyone have information for precast and/or prestressed planks manufactured by a company named Hemstock Concrete Products? The company was located in LaCrosse, WI and is no longer in business. We are currently renovating a building that was built with this product and would like to get this...

Keep in mind that the combined shear and bend is a check required in design with coldform members.

I use the weight of the slab for a distance beyond the edge of the footing. This distance is based upon the moment capacity that a slab has as a “cantilevered member” beyond the edge of the footing. At times, I have increase the slab reinforcing to bar in order to increase the uplift resistance.

Does anyone know where I would find documentation regarding how much honeycombing and bug holes are allowed in a concrete wall before they are considered a defect that must be repaired? Reviewing the articles in the ACI Manual of Concrete Practice, they discussion why these types of blemishes...

Check with the State. That was about the time WI adopted a State building code.

You do have a horizontal irregularity per T12.3-1 Type 4, however you do not have a vertical irregularity (T13.3-2). Hence, you would be required to follow the restrictions listed in section 12.3.3

Check out slideruleera's web site - http://www.slideruleera.net/contributions.html Great information - thanks Slideruleear

Depending on the amount of overstress, one option may be to and bars to the top and/or bottom chords with intermittent welds. The web may also need to be reinforced, angles can be used for this. Another possibility would be to cut the joist near mid-span and add a beam line, in lieu of adding...

a2mfk - "....But there is also something special about Lambeau in December or better January!" I’ll second That!!!! But there is one thing that I have not read in any of the posts. I saw an interview of someone connected with the snow removal. During the interview he stated that they...

3doorsdwn,TTUengr51 If I remember correctly, you need to request (and purchase) the wall certificate.