I'm planning a remodel on my home and I have a question about lateral bracing techniques for a beam.
I want to replace an existing (2) 2x6 with a (2) 2x10. The current beam supports a bedroom for a span of 5.5 feet and a point load from the ceiling. I've got the 2x10 beam to work in Fv and Fb...
Thanks Eric. I typically do simpler work so I'm beyond my comfort zone here. But I'd like to learn.
So your saying the end of the truss can be hung off a beam that's flush with the bottom chord as long as I can find a way to get load down to the foundation. Would you plumb cut the overhang to...
I have a client that wants to bump a wall out 3 feet in the bathroom and wants the ceiling to be flat across the whole room. The problem is the (2)2x10 header above the current window and the rest of the load bearing wall is holding up a truss system. I can't put a beam back in to span the 12'...
Thank you for all the comments.
In my job I see way too many state licensed engineers (and this is coming from a PE) produce plans with errors and omissions. You'd hope the professional individuals would only stamp plans that were thoroughly reviewed in-house but it doesn't appear so because...
I'm a civil engineer at the city level in Virginia. I review residential construction site plans, among other things. We had our first developer come in with a plan to install a GSHP using a horizontal field. Given I am the only individual in the city with a geotechnical background it seemed...
