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Hey Guys, I'm doing a cantilevered steel column with a CMU partial height facade. I've reinforced the CMU vertically and with ties, but there's basically no gap between the HSS and CMU. Would you guys worry about the deflection affecting the CMU facade? It's only deflection from wind. I'm...

Hey Guys, I have a detail for a concrete beam to pier connection. Could you guys please take a quick look and let me know if you're seeing any problems with this? Haven't done a ton of concrete beams before this. Notably for the clear distances, this beam is underground. Thank you!

Hey Guys, I have a job I'm working on which is a long rectangular building. I am using open web steel joist connected to CMU walls. I have metal deck perpendicular to the joists and am wondering how drainage is dealt with when the deck is perpendicular to the short direction. Wouldn't water...

Hey Guys, Designing a job with open web steel joists for the first time(as you may have seen from a previous post) and was wondering how you handle a couple things on mechanical unit support. Do you call out the joists supporting these as girders no matter what the weight of the mechanical unit...

Hey Guys, What typical metal deck connections do you use for K-joist? I haven't worked with these before. also bonus question if you're feeling generous: How do you detail mechanical openings? Angles to girder joists? How do you fasten them? Thank you!

Hey Guys, so basically my question is the above. Do you consider the height of the shearwall the full height of the pitch? Or just up to the gable end? Can be difficult to get the aspect ratio to work if you go up to the full pitch.

Hey guys, I have a steel I beam meeting a continuous perpendicular steel I beam at a steel HSS column detail on a residential job I'm drawing up. Just wondering what you residential folks thing is best in this scenario. I'm leaning a metal plate on top of the column the beam can sit on and be...

Hey Guys, I'm noticing I'm having alot of sliding on a basement wall design. Are footing keys pretty typical for these? Thank you!

Hey Guys, I have a wood corner beam coming into a column with a beam ea. side. I'm thinking of doing something like this with a "U" plate saddle welded to angles acting as top flange hangers. Is this weld doable? Is there much strength in it? Do you see a better option for the connection? I'm...

Hey Guys, In IBC equation 1807.3.2.1 is the lateral force factored? Or is it nominal? I've been treating it as nominal but would like to confirm. Thank you!

I know it sounds funny but can I just analyze a precast double tee system as a single tee x2? The reason I'm asking is Enercalc only has the capability to analyize a single tee section and I just want to make sure there's not something I'm missing. Thank you!

Hey guys, How do you confirm your column base connection is a moment connection? With the anchors obviously it's just ensuring they can handle the loads but for your baseplate how do you know if it's enough thickness to be considered fixed? Thank you!

Hey Guys, I am trying to detail a repair for wood I-joists where the top chord is partially notched. IS there a common fix for this? I'm thinking of sistering 2x's to develop the compression load through and then back into the member but would like to hear what other people have done. Thank you!

Hey Guys, I'm doing a design with wood logs and was wondering what wood grades/design values you have used when working with these? One idea I had was the timber pole values in the NDS but wasn't sure if that was accurate. I saw some guidance on here from 2005 but not sure those things are...

Hey Guys, When you have a freestanding wood post or a freestanding wood framed out stud column, do you have your pedestal above the ground some distance? How much and why? Is it just to help prevent moisture damage? Thank you!

Hey Guys, Looking through the code I'm struggling to see much guidance on this about live loads for garages on grade with heavy non-emergency vehicles other than it's got to be over 50 psf . It will house vehicles over 10,000 lbs (12,500 max to be exact). What have you guys done in the past...

hey all, when showing a column over or under a continuous beam in plan view, how do you indicate this? I have columns beginning at the 2nd floor level on a floor beam going to roof l would you show those on the 2nd floor plan or just the beam? I also have conditions where it lands on a header...

Hey guys, Not sure if this is necessary or not but an older engineer in my office insist that if a glb is resisting uplift it needs to be called out or specced out on the drawings as GLB's top plies aren't designed for that. Is this true? Do you guys do this on your drawings? Thank you!

Hey Guys, I'm doing a shade canopy with steel posts embed into concrete footings. The uplift loads aren't high(600 lbs or so per post) but I'd like to know if the column can resist it or will it be pulled out of the footing? I know you can weld a baseplate on the bottom of drill rebar through...

Hey guys, For 2x's and other sizes of typical lumber, what do you typically try to limit your spans to? Mostly asking about solid sawn here though don't mind hearing about GLB and other specialty products if you know it off the top of your head. Thank you!