I've been asked to evaluate an existing flat roof structure (reinforced concrete) of a building built in the 1970's for the installation of replacement skylights. The new skylights that the owner wants are double glazed and between that, the new flashing needed, and a canopy shading mechanism...
Does anyone have any experience in determining the load bearing capacity or acceptable live loads for an existing raised access flooring system of the kind you often find in computer rooms. The system in question is made of 24" square removable floor panels (which are probably made of a wood...
A question has come up about existing floor load capacity in a library. It was designed and built in the early 1970's, and I have the drawings (architectural and structural) which show it as three stories, basically reinforced concrete on spread footings. The problem is that the middle floor...
A question has come up about what is 'typical' in the industry regarding Civil/Structural and other engineering discipline internal reviews of designs. In my former days with Bechtel every set of design calculations and sketches was checked by another engineer within the group and signed off...
