I've been asked to look at a design for a residential wood framed building that is configured in a U shape with straight legs on approximately a 12.5d angle out from center. Middle section between the legs is approx 18' long with legs at about 24' long. middle section has a 16' opening for...
I have a client with a 45' wind turbine on a residential property. It has had a high pitched hum that was bothering the homeowner and neighbors so the home owner installed acoustic foam on the tower in an effort to dampen the noise. While it did help quiet things down, the tower has started...
I have a beach front project that requires I beams to support the first floor above and open basement. The floor is residential space over a 4" concrete floor so I'm using 50psf dl and 40psf ll. I've sized it for a w8x15 A36 steel beam. Due to the corrosive atmosphere, steel is not a...
I've got a large concrete parking lot pour. The concrete is supposed to be 4,000psi with fiber reinforcement and general specs in accordance with ACI 330.1-03. One slump test and one set of cylinders were taken for each 50yds. Cylinders had a 7 day ave of 2,160psi and 28 day ave of 3,355psi...
