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...and generally with time (as it picks up moisture).

Then use a BAR 1/2"? Can you bear the joists 'side by side' and just use 8"CMU?

Some foreign countries also speak English, or whatever.

By dealing with the fabricator.

Yup... the engineer would have to have access to the program and methodology. In checking local PEMB structures, I often have difficulty checking some of the design. I don't like them, but they are a bit of a marvel of engineering.

Can you use a high load polystyrene insulation to trap the geothermal heat? DOW has some excellent literature on this.

There may be problems with 'creep'. I recall the 'Big Dig' failure used a fast setting epoxy that had creep issues.

It has to be sealable in the jurisdiction... concur. I'm not so sure the engineer has to be employed by the manufacturer.

Do some research... it is likely comparable to PEMB packages manufactured in North America.

Just arrived in my mailbox... free *.pdf download... Structural Commentaries (User's Guide for the National Building Code of Canada 2020: Part 4 of Division B)...

The wood can look normal and may have lost 25% of it strength. First to go is the toughness.

Complete replacement of the area. Lumber can lose 25% of it's strength due to dry-rot (aka brown rot) without any loss of mass or change in appearance. It's pernicious and builds on past damage. Other than epoxy injection, there is no real fix or repair.

Tests have shown there is a strong correlation between torque and load capacity for cohesive soils. I used to have literature, but left it at my old place of employment. I had to design a 3' thick transformer pad for six 400K transformers (they work for large loads, too). It is likely due to...

Sorry, it's the frame that's being designed. I've decided to design the anchorage and base plate to match the strength of the cantilevered frame.

It's just a door in an outside wall sealing off some electrical equipment, that because of the roughness of the wall opening, it has to be cantilevered from the base. Full blown wind design load would also provide some resistance. Thanks... I'll look at that too. I've been given the size of...