HEllo All,
Looking for help in finding what code/manuals etc. are acceptable to use for designing a 35' flagpole foundation.
I'm in California, so wind speed is relatively low.
Figuring an 11' x 8' flag.....
any tips appreciated, but primarily just trying to figure out what literature is...
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I work for myself and generally am involved with residential projects. I do the structural calculations and oversee the structural sheets in the plan set. One of my regular clients is wanting me to stamp the non-structural sheets of the plans (in addition to the other sheets)...
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My question (I think) is about as simple as they come. I am almost positive I remember years back that a Roof Live Load of 10psf was all that was required for an Ag. Bilding
Looking at the ASCE 7-16 I can't find anything other than 20psf for a roof live load.
I'm engineering...
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I'm engineering a retaining wall that is retaining 36" of soil with a residential driveway surcharge. The ground slopes away from the existing driveway at about a 2:1 slope. (Existing wall was damaged in a fire and is being tore out and a new one constructed).
My question is this...
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Forgive me if this has been asked before. Can anyone tell me the "rules" regarding doing a change-order on a project that was engineered by a different engineer? I have a guy that hasn't been able to get a hold of his engineer, and he wants me to sign off on a few changes. I tried...
Hello. I'm getting ready to try and design my first post-tension slab. It's for a 2-story house with sub-par soil conditions. From what I've understood so far there are 3 ways to design it. I want to use the "Striaght" method (opposed to "Rigorous" or "Load Balancing") because it's simpler...
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This is my first post here. My question in general is if it's permissible to engineer a building to the current code rather than the code in effect the year it was built?
My thought is usually codes become more restrictive if anything, although I know there are some exceptions, and so it...
