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  1. Jack1977

    Consider it as MWFRS or C&C?

    Thank you very much for your information, JAE. It is really very helped. But now one more question comes. The scenario is like this: the tributary area of one rafter is smaller than 700 s.f., but the tributary area of the multi-buckled rafter is larger than 700 s.f. So one can argue that...
  2. Jack1977

    Article by Structural Engineers Assoc. on SE exams

    I am not against the new 16 hour SE exam, My point is NCEES could arrange things better for those people who already passed either SE1 or SE2, now that the new 16 hour SE exam is a combination of SE1 and SE2, then why not allowing those people who passed SE1 take only 2 afternoon session (which...
  3. Jack1977

    advantage of SE exam over the PE exam w/ Structural Depth

    How long has SE1 test lasted? I am afraid a few years later, another new SE test will come into effect(maybe in combination of SE1, SE2, SE3, Survey, with a 3 or 4days test) to replace the coming 2day test in 2011. And another a few years later, another new SE test with 7 or 8 days test will...
  4. Jack1977

    Need help! What is SSK crane?

    Thanks guys for your response. I contacted the contractor and got the whole picture of the story. Yes SSK is an abreviation for a structure (headache for these contractors to use those abreviation). he concerns about the balance problem when lifting the SSK structure.
  5. Jack1977

    Need help! What is SSK crane?

    The contractor is asking the fixing points for the crane on the SSK, could somebody tell me what is SSK crane please? Thanks very much.
  6. Jack1977

    where can I find the definition of load case for wind load method 1?

    Hi there. I can find the definition of load case-1 to load case-4 for wind load method 2 from Figure 6-9 in ASCE7-05, but can not find the definition of load case for wind load method 1. Are we supposed to use the same Figure 6-9 for definition of load case for wind load method 1? Thanks.
  7. Jack1977

    Nearly completed high-rise collapses in Shanghai

    Agree with racookpe1978. At least there is no reinforcement in that broken pile in that photo.
  8. Jack1977

    Nearly completed high-rise collapses in Shanghai

    I can't see any prestressed reinforcement from the broken cross section of the broken pile. Can anybody verify this?

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