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    Multiple Sleeve holes in Concrete FDN Wall

    I am just the structural engineer. I don’t care at all what is going inside the holes, I just need to design the holes so the foundation wall doesn’t fail and looking for some guidance. Unfortunately; by this point I have already needed to submit my design to the contractor. So what’s done is done.
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    Multiple Sleeve holes in Concrete FDN Wall

    we have flexibility. they are for various utilizties: water, sanitary sewer, electrical, low voltage (electrical), and communications. They said we have some flexibility in moving them, but i honestly don't even know what resources to check out at this stage. my first instinct is to get them...
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    Multiple Sleeve holes in Concrete FDN Wall

    I'm looking for some guidance as to what limitations, or design strategies you all use for multiple sleeve penetrations in a concrete fdn wall. Typically, we have a detail that puts some extra bars around it to prevent cracking and to transfer the load around the hole. But for this project, i...
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    Value in post-design inspection work?

    thank you for the clarification. I can't fault you for being picky - I think it's in our engineering genes. I just wanted everyone to know that on here, I am being way less picky with my words than in my career. I treat this more like a chit-chat conversation than a boardroom conversation. I do...
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    Value in post-design inspection work?

    don't know how i missed this reply before, but YES. I agree with this. I'm happy to hear from another engineer that has a similar perspective. I am the odd engineer that very much enjoys the "sales" end of it or business development conversations and the interaction with all the players of the...
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    Value in post-design inspection work?

    oh wow this is interesting to hear! I too am curious if it would hold up in court, but i agree it does validate the value of the service and also gives the owner something to think about when they read it! Thanks for presenting this!
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    Value in post-design inspection work?

    thank you for the input. I agree with a lot of what you said here, hence why the idea came to my mind in the first place haha. Also, as far as the contractor competency statement, (puts hands up) you said it, not me hahahaha. I also agree that i would not be requiring this service. I would be...
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    Value in post-design inspection work?

    understood, in a formal setting i would definitely be more specific and careful with my wording. I do appreciate the heads up, and hope everyone on here is able to understand what i'm talking about. I'm not curious if the terminology is worthwhile, i'm curious if the service itself is...
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    Value in post-design inspection work?

    TLDR: Is there value in being contracted by the homeowner (or architect?) to perform one or multiple structural inspections throughout construction to make sure the builders are installing things as specified on the drawings/intended by our design. I work in a residential structural engineering...
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    Residential tied roof

    This is my answer that i am giving the builder. This was my main concern, expressed in a cluster$@%& longform, haha. Thank you.
  11. MyCupboard

    Residential tied roof

    ok, so in short - you are good with the way this is installed? assuming they met the fastening criteria, hanger spec, and member sizes? i'm curious if the odd pointy bearing condition that the rafter is in has anyone concerned? as opposed to the detail i mentioned just above this.
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    Residential tied roof

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    Residential tied roof

    We have a consensus. I will detail this. Now, more so to my curiosity, i would think that i would hold the beam back slightly (left in the photo) so that i can create a "bearing condition" for the rafter on the hanger. I think someone else commented on how this would require a notch in the CJ...
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    Residential tied roof

    i appreciate you being the bigger man here...i too need to take your advice. I see you post on here all the time (makes me question how you get any work done), so i should know your intentions by now. part of my anger is residual from the builder essentially telling me he isn't going to build...
  15. MyCupboard

    Residential tied roof

    Wait, maybe I’m in the wrong. Does everyone on here detail every single condition in a house, no matter how common or simple? This is an extremely common and simple condition. I call out “lap rr with cj and fasten with xx”. I would never think I would need to show someone how to lap a rr with a...
  16. MyCupboard

    Residential tied roof

    Ok cool. This is about all I was looking for haha. I appreciate the lack of condescending remarks. I may not have 40+ years of experience but I’m not going to lose my lively hood to save any builder’s ego
  17. MyCupboard

    Residential tied roof

    maybe you’re not in residential design. Or maybe you don’t deal with inspections ever. No problem, my short stint in commercial engineering had the same outlook. The residential building code leaves a lot to the imagination. There are a plethora of things that don’t work but the code deems is...
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    Residential tied roof

    Yes, we specialize is high end custom homes (the real kind $20MM+, not the high end custom homes that everyone and their brother claim to build), so dealing with this low budget builder was not ideal but trying to meet their needs within their budget. We do check weak axis for these scenarios...
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    Residential tied roof

    Oh my goodness. Duh! I’m embarrassed I didn’t think of that. It was a late night with lots of errors to review clearly. Thank you for your reply. As far as method for hanging these members, does this funky angled scab seem ok? I really thought in a case like this they would shift the lvl back...
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    Residential tied roof

    I have been in residential structural engineering for about 8 years. I know there are some things that are a “big deal” and other things that can SOMETIMES be approved simply because of redundancy and oversimplification of the system. Tied roof concepts tend to be a good topic with varying...

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