I'm planning a remodel on my home and I have a question about lateral bracing techniques for a beam.
I want to replace an existing (2) 2x6 with a (2) 2x10. The current beam supports a bedroom for a span of 5.5 feet and a point load from the ceiling. I've got the 2x10 beam to work in Fv and Fb...
I have a client that wants to bump a wall out 3 feet in the bathroom and wants the ceiling to be flat across the whole room. The problem is the (2)2x10 header above the current window and the rest of the load bearing wall is holding up a truss system. I can't put a beam back in to span the 12'...
I'm a civil engineer at the city level in Virginia. I review residential construction site plans, among other things. We had our first developer come in with a plan to install a GSHP using a horizontal field. Given I am the only individual in the city with a geotechnical background it seemed...
