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  1. diarmud

    Design Calculations (Generation/Review/Storage)

    I'd consider keeping your final files very small and limited. I would not show crossouts or preliminary calcs, sketches. Keep only what is required per your state board. Attorneys love delving through files that have crossouts, prelimins that are different from finals, etc. You may have a...
  2. diarmud

    HELP on an stamping issue

    Congress has passed some "sovereignity" from Federal to States. The best example I can think of is environmental - storm water issues, haz materials, fuel tanks, etc. In addition, historic preservation is generally run through the state SHPO - their aproval is needed for any work on historic...
  3. diarmud

    Wits end on ethics

    I learned somtime ago, the hard way, not to give away too many details. The unfortunate fact for me wasy someone actually took my sketches and got a cheaper price from someone else. When folks ask for too many details, I tell them we ahve to start talking about a contract. You'd be surprised...
  4. diarmud

    Anyone else run into this problem?

    Call the State Board, you will find they are accomodating. Good luck!
  5. diarmud

    HELP on an stamping issue

    I worked for the military for over 35 years as a facilities engineer. Be careful as state laws DO generally apply to federal installations., especially where the feds have passed inspection and implementation onto their state regulators - environmental work such as stormwater, etc...
  6. diarmud

    Returning to a former employer

    SKIP the conflict/resolution interview when (if) you go back. How many issues you butted heads on were so severe that someone would be hurt, cost would go up/down dramatically, etc. In other words, how important were they really? If you can't change, don't go back, the owner won't change...
  7. diarmud

    Source for Residential Concrete Footing Design?

    RDAY, YOU ARE CORRECT. Hope I didn't mislead you too far smokiibear. I apologize for posting incorrect information. NY State accepts this code for residential concrete.
  8. diarmud

    Source for Residential Concrete Footing Design?

    ACI puts out a small reference, 318, specifically referencing this and residential concrete walls. It also references other ACI codes but you'll get through it. It's short, about 30 pages if I remember. Good point above, local code folks sometimes have minimum requirements so you don't need to...
  9. diarmud

    Anonymous vs. non-anonymous complaint to licensure board

    I think you need to be a little more careful. Once the anon tip hits the Board, they will call the city, the city will remember your interest, they will figure it out and everyone will be "careful" when dealing with you. You do not even know if something wrong has occurred. What are your...
  10. diarmud

    Are there side jobs that diminish your credibility?

    Several thoughts based on being an expert witness: The less said the better, you could have said "...and some odd jobs." The less said about anything other than engineering is probably the best approach. Folks may think less of you (and your expertise), if you can't always stay in your...
  11. diarmud

    who do i hire to make a websites for my design company ??

    Obviously, I did not come up with this answer, the folks at www.radiumlabs.com did. Regards
  12. diarmud

    who do i hire to make a websites for my design company ??

    No, actually, link services are not outlawed. Per Google's webmaster guidelines "Buying or selling links that pass PageRank is in violation of Google's webmaster guideline and can negatively impact a site's ranking in search results." Link analysis is how the search engines determine organic...
  13. diarmud

    who do i hire to make a websites for my design company ??

    If you want to see a simple explanation of Search Enginer Optimization, go to www.radiumlabs.com. I"ve used them before. The explanation is short and concise. I did not know about off page linking services and have not used that service. Good luck!
  14. diarmud

    Can't find a job-unemployed for over 7 months

    This might help. Go to www.usajobs.gov. Type in "materials engineer" and see what pops up. The federal government has a great deal of trouble in filling positions due to bureaucratic stuff Congress has insisted on (you all may agree or disagree with these), ie veteran, spouse of a military...
  15. diarmud

    Book recommendation on "beginning" residential structural engineering

    When I started years ago, I used "Simplified Design of Building Structures" by James Ambrose, Wiley, 1979. Clear examples. Also, get a copy of the state Building Code (Residential). In some (many?) states it is really prescriptive and directive in nature. The most interesting for me (though...
  16. diarmud

    would you discourage your child to take up engineering in college?

    parprimmer is correct. If they want to be engineers, give them the encouragement. They should do what they like . . the witness to this is the number of people who get a degree in a field and then find themselves doing something else because their first choice didn't suit them. An older...
  17. diarmud

    Recent Engineering Debacles

    JLSeagull, Search for "Hyatt + walkway +collapse" in Google, you'll find it. A structural engineer looking at the drawing of the reapproved shop drawings and looking at the loads would have found it to have eventually failed regardless of code. Regards.
  18. diarmud

    Recent Engineering Debacles

    Texas A&M conducted a study of this under a NSF Grant # DIR 9012252. It states "With many party-goers standing and dancing on the suspended walkways, connections supporting the ceiling rods that held up the second and fourth-floor walkways across the atrium failed, and both walkways collapsed...
  19. diarmud

    DISTANCE BETWEEN UTILITY PIPES

    Check with your local building code officials. We space them 2 feet apart because there is the possibility of the gas line leaking and gas getting into the sewer line. 2 inches is not enough. Let us know how you make out. Regards, Dermott
  20. diarmud

    Independent Contracting

    If your concerned about unemployment, call or talk to the local unemployment office. I believe owners are in most cases ineligible for unemployment in the US (I know of two cases where owners were deined unemployment), BUT I could be wrong. Good luck.

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