I'm trying to find either case studies or formal language that draws the line between a consulting engineers financial liability for non-negligent errors and omissions, and betterment of the project.
Simple case: Say I have a conflicting callout on the plan and profile for a specific...
We're in the process of cleaning up our old project files and the question came up, "how long to we store these?". We already store many hundreds of boxes offsite. I'm wondering what is the legal requirement for storing project engineering records. I'm looking into the professional...
Most design standards for new construction of sewer pipelines are somethign like d/D of 0.5 for 15-inch pipe and greater.
But I'm interested in performance criteria of sewer pipelines that have been established for a while and perhaps are flowing at peak d/D of 0.85 but not surcharging. Just...
I have a structural engineer claiming that the minimum thickness for shotcrete is 5-inches, which is 2-inches on either side of a 1-inch rebar mesh. The liner doesn't need to carry substantial loads, other than the weight of the water. 5-inches over the entire basin will be very costly. Has...
