I also wanted to mention; the cover photo of the magazine was one of our parking garages in Houston. I worked for a concrete construction contractor at that particular time.
Randy
Attached is an article I wrote concerning this subject for "Concrete Construction" in the late 80's.
Please note that it was directed towards a specific audience and I was showing the concept and what can occur.
A competent PT designer can use better methods to determine the actual reactions due...
Dear Slickdeals;
I specialize in the design of shoring/reshoring as does everyone in my firm. I started my firm in 1989 to provide design services to contractors. I was an active member of ACI-347 for many years and chaired the committe for 4 years.
This doesn't make me the guru but I have...
There is no link; I'm an old guy that did it before the internet. However, I will send you a .pdf if you would like.
Please send your request to Bordnereng@att.net
I will be glad to send it to you.
Randy
Hokie66,
Your right; a lot of shoring designers do not take it into account. They love to put notes on their plans that it is the contractors responsibility.
Thankfully, there are usually enough shores in a bay and enough redundancy in a concrete floor system so they can get by with it...
My firm specializes in the design of concrete formwork, shoring and reshoring for over 34 years.
I had an article published in "Concrete Construction" many years ago about PT transfer loads on shoring.
We would look at this as the load being distributed between the I.P. points of the cable...
Thank you all very much for your thoughtful suggestions.
I decided not to hire the person. Most of the responses received confirmed my beliefs.
Thanks again.
Thanks to everyone that responded. I had a pretty good idea what I was going to do about this and you all confirmed what I was thinking. Normally, I have very distinct feelings if they will be any good or not. In this case however it wasn't as cut and dry.
Thanks
I own a small structural firm and last week interviewed an engineer with good technical skills. He will be leaving a large firm after many years.
Maybe I am hyper-sensitive about certain comments made during the interview. For example; I asked him how much notice he would give to his...
Dear Alpineengineer;
I haved owned a structural firm for 19 years and will offer the following:
1-There were some excellent suggestions in the above responses; consider them carefully and use the best suggestions for your business.
2- I charge at least $125/hr for design work. However...
Treated decks will generally last about 20 years and longer if you put a penetrating sealer on them every few years.
I wouldn't worry about water ponding either, treated timber usually has a very high moisture content when first installed and it will shrink so there will be gaps between the...
Dear hfyavuz;
I was fortunate that I knew 2 contractors that would need my services. I made 2 phone calls and picked up 3 projects.
They had known me previously. I have a specialty structural firm that specializes in concrete hi-rise formwork, shoring and reshoring. Very few engineers do...
AITC manual(American Institute of Timber Construction) has a large section on pole barns with example problems.
If you cannot obtain a copy I would be able to fax some of it to you.
Randy
I own an 8 person engineering firm. For many years I would work 50-60 hours a week but started growing weary from it.
I only asked an engineer to come in on Saturday twice in 19 years and I paid him for it.
I know who is doing their job and will eliminate the unproductive ones; fortunately I...
