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    Question for California PEs: PE as RIC for a Business — Legal and Compliant

    No business yet. I work in a PE owned firm now with w-2. I was just speculating. I think I will just stick to my job and pursue my PE now. Thank you for your answers
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    Question for California PEs: PE as RIC for a Business — Legal and Compliant

    Hello everyone, I’m an EIT in California working primarily on residential structural design — additions, remodels, and small new construction. I am currently exploring compliant and legal ways to operate while I work under a licensed PE. Specifically, I would like to verify whether the...
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    Mixed Lateral System

    I used the lower R value to get the force on that line. I think I have to make sure the 2 systems move together with appropriate connections such as straps collectors which should be checked
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    Mixed Lateral System

    Hello everyone, I am working on a house that has two gables as shown on my sketch. One of them has large openings so I was thinking if I could use a mixed lateral system- steel OMF for the large openings and wood shear walls for the other part. The stiffer part, wood shear walls will attract...
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    Long Shear Wall

    Thank you for taking the time to sketch it. But what's supporting the collector? a beam in the middle of the stairway? I'm assuming you meant a post at that support (first support from left). Correct?
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    Long Shear Wall

    the other wall is already a shear wall
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    Long Shear Wall

    how would that work? please explain more
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    Long Shear Wall

    here is the PDF of floor plan and elevations
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    Long Shear Wall

    no, there aren't any other walls on that line. I will attach a sketch
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    Long Shear Wall

    Hi everyone, I am designing a 2 story house with a balloon framed stairway 23' high. The wall there is 4.5' so if I design it as a shear wall it exceeds the 3.5 ratio. I know it should have a lateral system but what can I use? Maybe hardy frames stacked together? Please help me with this...
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    Seismic Analysis for Trapezoidal Shape House

    Yes, that makes sense. Thank you HD
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    Seismic Analysis for Trapezoidal Shape House

    Hi Everyone, I am designing a trapezoidal shape house and I wanna know how to get the reaction on the inclined shear wall. If I assume earthquake hits from either x or y direction then it's easy to find the reaction on that shear wall using the angle. But what if the earthquake direction is in...
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    Shear wall schedule and notes

    Hello everyone, Where can I find good shear wall schedule and notes? I searched online and couldn't find anything useful Thank you
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    Deck Knee Brace

    I will use H2.5 clips both sides. I think that will work
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    Deck Knee Brace

    Hello everyone, I am designing a deck with knee braces. It's designed as a separate structure so there is a gap between the existing house and the deck. Because of this gap knee brace has to be connected to the blocking between deck joists, not to a beam. Please see my sketch to visualize this...
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    Truss Cut

    Thank you everyone for your help. One more question. If they drill a hole in the beam for the threaded rod, it weakens the beam, right? It's gonna be in the tension zone. The truss bottom chord is 2x4 so let's say they use MST straps it's wider than 2x4 members. My solution is to sister the...
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    Truss Cut

    what if they put straps for tension on each cut?
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    Truss Cut

    Hi everyone, I have a remodeling project and it's under construction now. The builders cut the existing truss bottom chord to place a 21' span beam where the wall used to be. The inspector wants approval for this. The beam was designed for ceiling loads since the architectural plans didn't...
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    Deck Seismic Analysis

    Hi everyone, My client is adding a deck to an existing 2 story house ( See the sketch attached). The city requires that we check existing house for additional load per IEBC section 1103.2. My plan is to do a seismic analysis of the existing building alone and then with the deck. After that we...
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    Attached Deck Seismic Analysis

    Very helpful, thank you

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