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    Dollar store roof collapse

    Can anyone tell what the roof joists are bearing on? They don't look long enough to reach the wall, but I don't see a support beam
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    Seismic Application for Insulated CMU Walls

    Do they have a current ICC report that lists limitations?
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    Manager Says Keep the Restraints — I Think They’re Unnecessary. Who’s Right?

    What K values are you using? I don't have section properties for metric shapes, but eyeballing this- your KL/r may be approaching 200 based on a Fixed-free condition
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    Index for 12 page calculations?

    As Aesur stated, nearly everything out west requires calcs. When you include computer printouts, 12 pages sounds about right. As tempting as it is to be sarcastic to the reviewer, it's a lot easier (and will take less of your time) to just add the index and be done with it.
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    1099 Fee Split Dispute

    If this were an employee/employer relationship- the owner should be getting two to three times what the engineer does. This covers overhead, liability, employer taxes... Being a 1099 does narrow that gap. Since he is sealing the plans, the owner does still front the liability (insurance is not a...
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    Site Measuring Joists - Web Thickness

    We use an Ultrasound tester also.
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    impact load

    Is it motor driven, or reciprocating/power driven? See ASCE7-16 4.6.3
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    Punching shear on S.O.G.

    Be careful with the Shentu Method. It allows for very large loads on a slab on grade City of Los Angeles recognized this method many years ago but has since retracted allowing it. I have not been able to find any documentation stating why they reversed themselves. Anyone know anything more?
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    Car lift post foundation

    Seismic is a very real concern. The footing for these lifts can get thick in high seismic locations due to the bolt requirements Obviously, you can't predict when an earthquake will hit- so there is a significant risk that the car can be in the elevated position when it occurs. The lift vendors...
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    Remote SE Work

    If the experienced and mature engineers are remote- who is training the young engineers? Are experienced engineers more efficient when remote? In many cases- yes they are. The new engineers are paying the price for this though. They are not picking up on the knowledge that those remote...
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    1992 California Building Code

    Does anyone have a copy of this code? I am specifically looking for tables 23-K and 23-L (Occupancy Categories and Importance Factors) Thanks
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    Contractor will not provide rebar shop drawings?

    JAE, I was just typing the same thing. Everyone else- please be careful about the word Certify. It is a word that is casually mentioned- but has significant implications. As engineers, we should not be certifying construction
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    Insulated Panels

    If they are doing work in California, the manufacturers likely have this testing. Kolpak does.
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    Insulated Panels

    Check with the manufacturer- They should have testing
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    Non-competes

    Just a note: Non-Competes and Non-Solisitation agreements are two different things. Non-competes generally restrict someone from getting another job in the same field- this is what the government has concerns with. Non-solicitations indicate that you won't pursue company clients for a period of...
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