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Hello I am interested in learning fabric structures, air roofs and light structures. Anyone know of any resources online or books that will help in analysis and understanding the behavior of learning such structures? I am not in a firm that does things like this but would like to some day. I...

Hello everyone Been looking for a job for a little over 3 years although I am currently employed. I saw a job posting thru a headhunter site for a structural engineer with building design experience in masonry, steel and concrete structures in addition experience in fabric structures. Now...

I am thinking of maybe switching from building design to bridge design in terms of structural engineering. If I could get the opportunity to do so, should I expect a pay cut? Also, do you think the transition from buildings to bridges is difficult to do due to each being a specialize? Thanks...

Hello everyone: Last week I went to a networking meeting and met a person that works for a medium size engineering firm. I am looking for a structural engineers job (building design) and the person is a bridge engineer and has about 30 years experience. Nice guy and we had a good conversation...

Hello everyone I have a graduate degree in Civil Engineering emphasising Structural Engineering. I am thinking of taking Earthquake engineering as a course, does it make sense to take a course like this or should I save my money and learn it on my own. I saw one time a posting for a job that...

I have a three floor building with non-bearing exterior masonry walls serving as party walls for a building. The floor heights are 16', 12' and 12' with 8-inch cmu wall along three sides of the building. ACI-530 requires lateral and vertical bracing for a ratio (l/t or h/t) of 18. I can brace...

Who bears the responsibility if a structure collaspes? Is it the engineer who designed it with no engineering license or is it the engineer who signs the plans? The resisant virtues of the structure that we seek depend on their form; it is through their form that they are stable, not...

Morning Everyone Is there a structural engineering work that has more variety? For example, is there anything in structural engineering where you can possible inspection work and design work or something that gets you involved in doing building and bridge design work? Doing pharmaceutical...

Ok, I have always been told that for base plates supporting a moment frame, you design the base plate for just axial load and not for moment even if it is part of a moment frame. The idea is that it frame will develop a hinge near the base plate but not at the base plate. If that is the case...

I need a good book that shows how to design a pile caps. Can anyone recommend a good book on this subject? The resisant virtues of the structure that we seek depend on their form; it is through their form that they are stable, not because of an awkward accumulation of material. There is...

Lets say you have moment frame that has 4 bays with different spacing and is 2 stories high. Earthquake loading is applied using the static equavalent loads to each story of the frame. Considering that there is unequal of the column spacing, are you to only apply the force along the same plane...

I am working on a 3 bay two story steel frame for a section of a building using ETABS 9. For some of the columns, I am getting outrages columns sizes (W14x257). When I look at the print out, I see that my effective length factor is sometimes 50 and sometimes 70 for some of them. I know this...

What software is typically used to design low to medium rise masonry buildings? Is there any software like RAM or RISA that does Masonry building analysis of a whole buildings? Calif The resisant virtues of the structure that we seek depend on their form; it is through their form that they...

Is this code book used by structural engineers for building design in the NYC area? The IBC 2003 refers to this book for snow loads but thats all. The rest like live load, seismic loads etc seems can be calculated using 2003 building code. The resisant virtues of the structure that we seek...

I have interviewed with two companies and one wants to hire me today. I am not sure of taking this job because it was not what I thought it would be in terms of design and the commute will be horrible going to and from work. The other is where I want to go yet I am waiting for a response from...

Does anyone know when the release of ACI-318-08 code will be released? Calif The resisant virtues of the structure that we seek depend on their form; it is through their form that they are stable, not because of an awkward accumulation of material. There is nothing more noble and elegant...

How many of you have taken a small test for employment? I just finish taking a small statics test in which I think a frame problem but did well on everything else. Calif The resisant virtues of the structure that we seek depend on their form; it is through their form that they are stable, not...

Can this equation be used for saturated sands with a base loaded base of 150 feet and a sand layer only 5 feet deep? The resisant virtues of the structure that we seek depend on their form; it is through their form that they are stable, not because of an awkward accumulation of material...

Can someone or anyone direct me where I can find some information on determining the bearing capacity of a slab on grade foundation that has expansive clays? The slab on grade has beams to stiffen the slab but since it has a grid on the bottom, I am not quite sure which equations would apply...

Could someone recommend a good beginners book on Structural Masonry Design? I need a good reference since alot of my work is an masonry and I do not have any background in it since I did not take it in college. THanks Calif The resisant virtues of the structure that we seek depend on their...