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  1. TORCHMAN

    Subdivision Work - Pricing

    I like your rule of thumb! I'll save that in my estimate sheet for sure! By that metric, I should have gone at: 1*($1,000)+0.5*($1,000)+48*0.25*($1,000)=$13,500 Though if I go a little lower to 20% after the first 2 it becomes: 1*($1,000)+0.5*($1,000)+48*0.20*($1,000)=$11,100 While I find the...
  2. TORCHMAN

    Subdivision Work - Pricing

    Hello Eng Community. Hot topic! In terms of scope, the expectation is that I would produce 2 sets of details - one for each type of build - for the lat - unsupported wall. And Spec out the beams, post, pad footing. Stamp his drawing with a note that specifies the limited scope of my stamp to...
  3. TORCHMAN

    Subdivision Work - Pricing

    Correct me if there is already a discussion on this, but I could not find it. New client (good architect in my area) asked me to price work for a whole subdivision of 50 houses. There are only 2 designs and in each there is a lat. unsupported wall and 2 beams. That is to say, the work is...
  4. TORCHMAN

    Plastic Beam

    @Harbringer80 Very interesting, I see they use it for heavy structures. I see they have trade marked their product but they explain they are out of vinyl ester resin or Polyester resin. I am fairly ignorant about plastics, are these resins something that could be extracted out of plastic...
  5. TORCHMAN

    Plastic Beam

    Has anyone ever worked with plastic as a structural material? It seems to me that the industry accepts it in a few applications like exterior decking or roofs for greenhouses. Or in composite applications such as adding fibres to concrete. Though it seems like there is a cut off line where the...
  6. TORCHMAN

    Rail bridge collapses near the US-Canada border

    Anyone has more info on this bridge collapse? Did it collapse while lifting? Any info is appreciated. https://apnews.com/article/minnesota-ontario-bridge-collapse-bdc7fc5f50c7186b81063e2f5feb0db6
  7. TORCHMAN

    Chicago Design Storm from IDF Curve

    Thanks Engimental! That is a great resource! Who made this? There is no copyright or any credit to anyone. When it comes to considering the pump run and rest times, di you spec 1 min off 1 min off or 2 mins on 2 mins off?
  8. TORCHMAN

    Chicago Design Storm from IDF Curve

    Fellow engineers, I am working on a small project where a bit of parking lot is being regraded to create a loading dock. This loading dock will slope down about 4 ft but the overhead door and opening will remain raised to current grade. As a method of storm water management, the architect...
  9. TORCHMAN

    ICC - Canada - Insulated Metal Panels

    Thanks STpipe. That is a great direction. I did not know that Canada has its own code compliance assessment service by our federal government, though it is not surprising.
  10. TORCHMAN

    ICC - Canada - Insulated Metal Panels

    I have recently been asked by a company if I would like to be the engineer of an American system that they are looking to be the distributor for here in Canada. The system is made up of cold rolled aluminum extrusions and insulated metal panel roof. For the metal panel roof, since I have never...
  11. TORCHMAN

    Suspended Canopy Design

    Hanging canopies in Canada are tough to design because of the snow load. JLNJ made a good point about the drift. That should be accounted for. We are building a 5 storey building in my area with the same hanging canopy. In locations where we have a block wall, the engineer spec'ed a cast in...
  12. TORCHMAN

    Size of PDF - Unprintable

    I was able to do it with 1 page and worked like magic. The issue now is when doing to multiple pages - I tried a set of 27 - it takes forever to print as an image. I am trying to help the developer save money printing internally since I work for them. There is no one to bill these printing...
  13. TORCHMAN

    Size of PDF - Unprintable

    My local printing house is charging $0.50/sq ft. The site super always wants extra copies or multiple sets and so adds up quick compared to the price we pay for paper and toner.
  14. TORCHMAN

    Size of PDF - Unprintable

    Thanks I was able to automatically reduce file size by 30% then if I decrease the dpis to 150 each then I am at 48% of the original size. So far the best results! I am home by now and will have to try to print it tomorrow! It is a Lenovo i7. The plotter is not the newest but we print all...
  15. TORCHMAN

    Size of PDF - Unprintable

    No photos, a lot of hatching though. The elevations are quite heavy as well and also has lots of hatching. Tried deleting all the hatching - got another 8% off. But we need some of the hatching in there so not a great solution.
  16. TORCHMAN

    Size of PDF - Unprintable

    Much appreciated LittleInch. I the CAD files so I played around myself. Reducing the size of the page to 24x36 reduced the file size 8%. When adjusting my printer settings, I had 2 options to change dpi for: Vector Quality and Raster Image Quality. I was able to change both all the way down to...
  17. TORCHMAN

    Size of PDF - Unprintable

    Sorry for the confusion. No, I am working for the developer to develop the land in a construction management role. Excuse my ignorance. For the dpi setting, is this something I can change on my side on Bluebeam or something that has to get changed when printing from CAD to pdf? The original...
  18. TORCHMAN

    Size of PDF - Unprintable

    I am representing the developer in this case, not the engineer. The architect is sharing a PDF file that is so large. Each page is between 1.5MB to 3MB. It is so large that my printer/plotter has a hard time printing more than 4 pages at a time. I tried sending it to local printing houses and...
  19. TORCHMAN

    Overhanging/Cantilever Car Port

    Thanks for the input BAretired. Why is that?
  20. TORCHMAN

    Overhanging/Cantilever Car Port

    That would be quite the footing! Imagine for every stall making a 20' long footing. I believe the single support cantilever carport idea is not economically sensible in an area with a 1.2 kPa snow load. Maybe with the double support, I will work on designing a smaller pad footing to see if it...

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