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With a lateral load acting perpendicular to the roof ridge your horizontal diaphragm shear is maximum. Conveniently at the same time the diaphragm is discontinuous. What are people normally specifying to get the load trough this joint?

I am brain storming on a new project. The architect is a moving target so the details are wide open. Essentially there is a 20' to 24' cantilevered vierendeel truss carrying residential deck (60psf LL) and a low roof (40psf LL). The dead load is conventional light frame and a significant portion...

I am looking for any information relating to a 2hr fire rating assembly around a engineered wood column. Thanks in advance

I and another co-worker who are not licensed have been following the multiple threads regarding PE exam results. Our question to the Structural Engineering community is simple: why are the passing rates so low as compared to other engineering disciplines? All comments, thoughts, rants, raves...

I am looking for any information relating to horizontal loads imposed by heavy equipment (30 ton payloader). In brief, my situation is I need to design a retaining wall that also acts as a push wall for payloaders scooping trash. This is a trash transfer facility.

Does anyone have link to a technical resource for designing a “3-sided box” lateral system.

I am looking for design references for augered cast in place piers (Caissons). The contractor wants to drill 14” piers/caissons through sand to support a 2 story structure. No geotechnical information available. Thanks

I am looking for values and design considerations for un-bloked wood shearwalls.

Are there any guidelines for designing foundations for pre-fab metal buildings? I have all the data from the mfr. regarding moments and shears etc…but I was specifically thinking I may need to tie parallel foundation walls together.

Does one need to consider prying action when designing botled moment conections? If not when does prying action need to be considered?