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  1. Euler07

    Thin stair concrete design

    Thanks all. Yes I agree. I am trying to convince the client to just sand blast the corrosion and re-paint, and leave the concrete as-is. They were wanting something that can last another 25 years without touching it. I think sand blasting and repainting should be fine. The landing is indeed...
  2. Euler07

    Thin stair concrete design

    Hi All, I'm designing the refurbishment of a 60 year old building (1960's). Part of it involves replacing a 50mm thick concrete stair landing and tread. The concrete is undamaged. See the photo below. I'm just wondering if anyone knows how this was designed? There's no corrosion damage or...
  3. Euler07

    Eccentric Pad Footing with Tie Bars?

    Is it a pad footing or a strip footing? I normally see strip footings along the boundary with full grout under the panel. You can then increase the depth of the strip footing to hopefully achieve the required bearing strength.
  4. Euler07

    Subdivision Work - Pricing

    In my opinion, 12k is way too low. Is the builder or real estate getting less money for duplicate houses? Does the risk of an owner becoming disgruntled and sue you decrease for duplicate houses? Just give a max 30 % to 50% discount for the duplicates.
  5. Euler07

    Legal Thoughts on Stamping Plans

    This is pretty much standard practice in Australia. As far as I can tell based on this forum, it's not popular in the US due to state laws. But there's no state laws here that forbid it; quite the opposite, there's state laws that require an engineer to certify work that they did not prepare or...
  6. Euler07

    Revised internal pressure calculation in AS/NZS 1170.2:2021 Part 2

    :) As an example, I was just considering ridge vents that are not uncommon in Region D. I assume this would be local region RA4, leading to Kl = 2. Or a PA door or small window that's failed. Even if the building is designed for full internal pressure, the local pressure factor would be 1.5. I...
  7. Euler07

    Revised internal pressure calculation in AS/NZS 1170.2:2021 Part 2

    I think applying local pressure factors to the entire internal pressure would be a radical change in the loading and in the design of buildings. Based on my experience, looking back at historical design from the last 70 years, I have not seen buildings have random catastrophic failure that would...
  8. Euler07

    First attempt at web app

    The fact is, the owners can already upload their photos to AI and ask it to assess the crack. I'm not sure how the liability would change if you kept the same terms and conditions etc. as the AI company. I think if you are able to make money from it then it's worth tuning the terms and...
  9. Euler07

    Tips on cold emails?

    Thanks @human909. I'm swamped with work at the moment but I'm planning on doing some targeted emails once work slows down. I'll let you know how it goes.
  10. Euler07

    Tips on cold emails?

    @LOTE Thanks, that's lots of useful info. Regarding the focus on pain points, I did not know that this should be a central theme to the marketing. I'll think about what I'm doing now and try and incorporate that.
  11. Euler07

    Calculating characteristic strengths based on test data

    I've made a spreadsheet for this but it hasn't been checked. If you care to use it then please check it and let me know if there's any errors. Thanks.
  12. Euler07

    Tips on cold emails?

    Thanks everyone. I guess I get tired of quoting and people window shopping for an engineer. I'm trying to attract well paid on-going clients that I don't need to do custom quotes for on every single project. And if they don't know I exist then how would they send me work. Sorry, I mean building...
  13. Euler07

    Tips on cold emails?

    Thanks all. I have no problem getting work, it's just it seems that the work is the dregs that no one else wants. Essentially if no one wants to do the work then the client will be searching online or asking around. I also generally avoid architects since the work is not time efficient (and also...
  14. Euler07

    Tips on cold emails?

    Hi all, I'm wondering if anyone has any tips on cold emails for the purpose of getting new clients? I am a solo structural engineer and am finding that my current approach, waiting for referrals and advertising online, is getting low quality clients. I'm thinking of picking a well paid industry...
  15. Euler07

    Residential renovations suck and are not worth the fees! {PROVE ME WRONG!}

    Thanks for this tip. Would you be able to elaborate on methods of doing this? Do you simply ask directly, or do you have a round about way of getting this info? Do you have any other tips on the sales aspect of engineering consulting? I've been trying to learn this recently but it's so...
  16. Euler07

    Residential renovations suck and are not worth the fees! {PROVE ME WRONG!}

    It all depends on how much you charge. Are you in Australia @human909? What is your typical charge for a project like this? I wouldn't necessarily say no if I had time, but charge an amount where you would be happy doing the work, taking into account opportunity cost etc.
  17. Euler07

    Loads/Units shown on drawings

    We've done the same. Once you switch to lower case then you wonder why everyone else still does all caps, especially seeing a page full of notes in all caps. I think it's just fear of change?
  18. Euler07

    Shuddering/deflection of upper storey bedrooms in 2 storey framed house due to wind

    Thanks phamENG. No, our code does not have guidance for this. Using H/500 for 4.5m tall wall would result in 9mm racking deflection at the upper floor level. Obviously if the bed is shaking back and forth by 9mm during wind then this is a big issue and would make the house potentially unlivable...
  19. Euler07

    Shuddering/deflection of upper storey bedrooms in 2 storey framed house due to wind

    Thanks jhnblge. The walls are 90mm steel stud; for this height they would be back-to-back stud. For a normal height lower storey I wouldn't check racking deflection and would only check strength. For this I haven't yet checked racking deflection as I'm deciding on the max allowable deflection of...
  20. Euler07

    Shuddering/deflection of upper storey bedrooms in 2 storey framed house due to wind

    Hi all, just wondering if anyone can provide advice on this. I am designing a 2 storey steel stud framed house. Due to architectural reasons, the lower storey walls will be taller than normal, 4.5m tall (about 15 ft). While I can calculate the required bracing walls in the lower storey for...

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