Tek-Tips is the largest IT community on the Internet today!

Members share and learn making Tek-Tips Forums the best source of peer-reviewed technical information on the Internet!

Register Log in
  • Congratulations TugboatEng on being selected by the Eng-Tips community for having the most helpful posts in the forums last week. Way to Go!

Search results for query: *

  • Users: nype
  • Order by date
  1. nype

    Gyp Board Shear wall

    Have had minimal luck finding shear capacity for standard residential gyp board walls Anyone have a source?
  2. nype

    Engineers Seal on a Sketch

    Thanks so much guys, probably should have asked this question years ago. The seemingly greater liability and restrictions on un-sanctioned construction, alteration, additions and etc. appear to be catching up with us. In Upstate New York even in rural communities it has become much harder for...
  3. nype

    Engineers Seal on a Sketch

    New York State requirements for Engineers seal is a bit vague in describing "In general, all plans, specifications and reports prepared by the professional engineer" are to be sealed by the engineer. The question is "minor documents" such as a sketch showing alterations to an existing structure...
  4. nype

    ASCE 7-98 Load Combination

    Under ASCE 7-98 Load Applications 2.4 and 2.4.3 (pg5,6) and Commentary C2.4.3 (pg 221). Is it correct in applying 1/3 Allowable Stress Increase (ASD Steel Design) to the load combination: Dead Load + 3/4(Snow load + Wind Load)? The Comnmentary clearly cautions against double reduction, but it...
  5. nype

    Carport Wind Load

    What is the wind uplift load on a free standing or attached one side only ( to a house) lightweight alumunum carport sturcture. ASCE-7 shows uplift for enclosed and partially enclosed structures but implies there is only horizontal wind load on open (all sides) structure. Am I missing something?

Part and Inventory Search

Back
Top