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    HUD Foundation Inspections

    At my firm we have have the client pay upfront with a card or on site with a check. We go on site and crawl underneath to pull the necessary dimensions. We built an excel sheet to run the calcs to help us verify it is HUD compliant. You definitely dont need existing drawings but those always...
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    Structural glass design without FEM

    I have a client for whom we analyze ornamental handrails like this on a regular basis. We typically make a FEM model in RISA (I haven't personally heard anything about the brittleness issue that you raised before, but would be interested to learn more about it) and then compare the output stress...
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    Below Grade CMU Wall Grouting Requirements

    After a very quick cursory search I found a reference to this topic in the DoD UFC Structural Engineering. Under "Chapter 2 Modification to IBC" It states 2104.1.1 - Placing Mortar and Units [Addition] Masonry walls below grade and elevator shaft walls must be grouted solid. Here is the link...
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    Why do you not shift the NA

    The tension vs compression fiber makes sense. Thank you for that explanation CorporalToe If at first you don't succeed, skydiving is not for you.
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    Why do you not shift the NA

    Hello all, I am a new poster here and a young EIT. I'm not entirely sure if my question should be a separate thread or not, but I believe it pertains to this topic so here goes. As I have been reading through this thread the top question that has been on my mind is when is it appropriate to use...
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