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I had a question from an architect recently that made me think. The limitations for specifying wall bracing under the conventional light frame guidelines in the 2009 IBC state that the truss spans shall be less than 40' (section 2308.2).
A year or so ago, I went to an ASCE...
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With respect to the design of concrete, cantilevered retaining walls, I have been wondering what the consensus of the group is.
In designing the walls, keeping the eccentricity within the middle 1/3 of the footing generally means that you have no uplift on the heel of the footing. In...
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I have a question that is bugging me. I am working on a residential project where the foundation is supported on 3" dia pin piles. I specified galvanized pipe pipe, but of course it is expensive.
I have been thinking that as these piles are driven into the ground, there is a good...
