Greetings,
Are there reference standards governing allowable checks or splits in 2x construction lumber?
The reason I ask is: very often, I'll be walking through a house under construction, and the Owner, perhaps looking to find fault with a Contractor, will question small checks or splits...
Hi - I am a licensed architect looking for a good, old fashioned, shear and moment beam diagram diagram calculator. Can anyone recommend shareware? I've googled it and found some software and it's ok.
Something where you just plug in the support conditions, span, the loading (ie point loads or...
Question about the allowable height of foundation wall on a typical wood frame residential project: does adding +1' wood knee wall above a standard 8'tall concrete wall (8" or 10" thick w/2-#5t&b) effectively cancel out the lateral bracing of the wall?
Some of my engineer colleagues won’t ‘sign...
