My question is in reference to AASHTO LRFD Bridge Design Specifications 3.7.3 - Stream Pressure.
We are looking to underpin an existing wall type pier within a river and need to calculate the water loads. We know that the velocity, V = 17 ft/s and that the CD for the pier is 0.8 from Table...
I'll offer up several hypotheticals, please offer your opinions, references to engineering law/ethics, etc.
1) Our firm completed a design of a large public timber framed canopy structure and was not hired to perform construction administration. Several years later a structural PE visits the...
I'm analyzing a built-up triple 2x floor beam that has splices in between supports. In my mind the simplest thing to do is to analyze it as a double 2x since at the splice I effectively only have two 2x's. However, the spliced 2x in the built-up section effectively cantilevers to the splice...
Fairly new structural engineer here. I'm looking to fill a grab bag with all of the necessary tools needed for a structural inspection of an existing structure. Currently my list is:
100 foot tape
25 foot tape
calipers
hammer & nails
string
4 foot level
hardhat
shovel
good flashlight
headlamp...
