I was curious if anyone else ran into this problem in certain states for me being Washington and Oregon.
I sat for the FE in college and passed. Obtained my four years required experience and passed the 16-hour Structural (vertical and horizontal).
Most states accept this for a professional...
So I'm currently in the process of switching companies. The company I am currently with has repeated designs that get reused on a regular basis.
I have reviewed and digitally sealed these documents. I am sure they will request that for a time frame of transition that i leave my crimper so...
I am curious on some others thoughts and opinions on foundations below interior bearing walls on residential structures.
I have heard of some engineers utilizing strictly the slab on grade (4 or 3 1/2" slab) as bearing for interior bearing walls not subject to uplift, however, I can't justify...
I am curious when designing masonry walls(masonry openings) which way everyone tends to lean when they design.
NCMA prefers designing modular wall openings.... or wall openings that allow for all conformant block sizes. I believe they recommend 2" on each side of the window (so 4" horizontal...
Been trying to get ahold of the building department to get some clarification on sections R4409.8 (FBC 2321.7) for the connections of wood trusses to wood trusses in HVHZ's but have not had much luck.
was curious how others handle it if they have worked in the area. The main section I am...
I have priced structural engineering services for work in different industries but we are starting to get into residential/commercial design.
Was curious on how everyone else tends to price jobs.
Normally I would base work on difficulty and put a price together based on a estimated hourly cost...
I drew up a quick detail to modify an existing continuous footing in order to adequately increase the bearing for additional gravity loads coming down on the existing CMU wall/Footing. I was curious on some opinions on issues, improvements, and/or concerns with this modification in doweling to...
Curious to see some expert opinions on this detail (see attached).
I believe with the diamond block cut isolates footing from the slab-on-grade which should be adequate for crack control. Does anyone see any issues that could come about from the slab-on-grade sitting directly on the footing...
I was asked if it was feasible to use a 25' tall reinforced cmu column in an atrium. The columns would be surrounded by glazing on both sides with bond beams at the mid height and top. Initially I thought it sounded a little tall for a cmu column, however, I ran some numbers just as a gut...
I believe it is pretty common in the prefabricated truss industries that some plants have a truss design staff but do not staff registered professional engineers. I was curious if anyone in the industry or anyone knew of some reference material on the costs associated with subcontracting out the...
I was curious to know how others treated the distribution of a heavy truss load or concentric load on a framed wall and its distribution to the base of that framed wall.
Do you consider the concentric load to distribute into a distributed load or do you apply a single concentric load on the...
Just curious on the SE exam grading from any who has already taken it or may just know. Just kind of curious how the grading in the afternoon really works how important clarity and references are?
I took the April exam and after it I feel like I probably did not do enough to pass in the...
I have a list of Pirod Truss Leg Part numbers I was curious if anyone had come across them before. My documents list the part numbers but do not have the full information on the part number assembly for the truss legs.
The truss leg part numbers are as follows if anyone might have previously...
I was just looking for a little clarification. I know that Telecom towers are exempt from Chapter 5 height and area requirements. I was curious exactly what type of construction new build tower sites are classified as. Here is what I'm finding and I'm not sure if its just a simple answer or...
I just wanted to confirm that I am correctly interpreting the code for the wind design of antenna supporting structures.
Nearly all building codes call out section 1609.1.1 determination of wind loads where they state that it is calculated in accordance with ASCE 7. It is then followed by...
I have been tasked with providing some steel rooftop platforms that anchor into existing parapet walls. I'm trying to do a bit of review on possible ways that this is done and ways to reinforce different types of roof parapets.
My initial thoughts are the addition of a platform spanning from...
I was looking at an example of a monopole tower analysis that is openly available on google at:
http://www.usedtowers.com/MONOPOLES/117%20IDAHO/9911256-133%20calcs.pdf
I am trying to better understand where all values come from however am having some trouble understanding how the one item is...
I was curious how it works if an engineer leaves or was fired (and if there are differences) from an engineering firm. What the extent of their sealed documents are? I would assume anything that they had signed and sealed assuming there was no changes made are still under their name. Does it...
Can anyone make recommendations for foundation analysis software? I'm looking mainly in terms of the telecommunications market. I know there are software for caisson analysis.... was also looking in terms of various concrete footings that are common in the telecom industry.
In guyed tower analysis in accordance with TIA-222-G I see no reference to a safety factor of 2.0 for guyed wires, however, I have read and heard some places where this was common practice (not sure if maybe this was with previous standards). In TNX Tower the stress ratio for guys and wind when...
