Hello all,
I work for a contractor and am on a job using a column mounted shoring system for the elevated decks. When checking the cantilevered columns (with an eccentric load from the column jacks) the typical floor-to-floor height keeps my kl/r value less than 22 and I am allowed to check...
Does anyone know of any design seminars or courses for Construction safety? I am particularly looking for a course on the design of Fall Protection systems during concrete construction (i.e. horizontal lifelines, fixed tie-off points, etc.). I have been searching on the internet, but I have...
I am designing hole covers for a construction site by spanning sawn lumber.
Per OSHA 1926.502(i)(2): "All other covers shall be capable of supporting, without failure, at least twice the weight of employees, equipment, and materials that may be imposed on the cover at any one time".
I...
I am sitting for the PE exam this October, and I am going through the great debate over taking the SE1 or the Civil PE w/ Structural Afternoon. I currently work out of Texas designing concrete formwork and other construction materials, and I don't think they distinguish between someone with an...
Does anyone have capacities or methods for obtaining capacities for 2x4 wood or round steel stakes into the ground for wall bracing against horizontal loads (wind). We currently brace our wall forms to concrete deadmen and use the friction between the deadman and the ground to arrest our force...
