I am dealing with a contractor that has placed screw instead of bolt for Simpson connector; he is telling me that it has enough capacity for the applied load.
I am not sure what should I respond to contractor, does he have any leg to stand on? If contractor does not follow the plan, is engineer...
I am using method of joints to calculate the tension force in ceiling joist but the result is 2 times the computer run or any roof framing book table, anyone has any suggestions, for example if uniform load is 54 lb/ft for LD=1 on the rafter(Horz) and the span is 17 ft with 1 ft overhang each...
The owner wants to add a cantilever balcony to an existing wall, I consider using nails or bolts subject to eccentric shear method as mostly used in steel, but the bolt size ends up too big for the wood member, Anyone has any sujestions? (L Cantilier=4' and Pu=1300 lbs)
Contractor have asked me, if possible to place the plywood for the first floor on the inside of the wall up to the bottom of the floor joist, and the plywood on the second floor on the outside of the wall but extend it to the top plate. The shear walls are over each other and have the same...
I have been asked to do the take off for a 3000 sq ft new house, anyone has the item list or excel sheet that I can use or has any recommendation. This is my first time doing it.
I do not know anything about California framing and an Engineer in our office told me you do not need to do calc for California framing (dormer?), can anyone tell me what exaclty is California Framing and do you need to do calculation?
Thanks for the help.
I want to splice a PTDF1 to a DF1 floor joist for a balcony addition with no support at the lower level ( cantiliver balcony),I am thinking of calculating the max. moment at the face of the wall and find equvalent axial load at the splice end and do the splice design based on the moment and...
I am not sure how to put the wording on the plan so contractor have the obtion to use OSB instead of plywood, anyone has an example of the structure note, I know that NER 108 but I am intersted on wording of it so there would not be any legal issues later on.
