I had a heated discussion with my boss's son today (both non-engineer) and I told him I have evidence that they have modified stamped drawings when we get our final design back. He said that it was perfectly ok "if you make the member bigger". That's not entirely true because when I design...
I haven't really found a good answer on the topic so I thought I would try here.
As of now, Texas does not recognize S.E.'s. Or in other words, if I take the 16 hour exam and pass, I will only get my P.E. license. New Mexico, on the other hands, will give you a S.E. designation.
NCEES is the...
When we fabricate our buildings we drill weep holes near the base plates and cap plates. I drill 1/4" weep holes and keep my holes 1" from all welds. I have not found any rule stating how far I have to stay away from welds, but I was just told to stay away from critical welds. I work with built...
