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Here's one idea. Not shown would be some clips between the 2x8 rafter/truss and the top plate as well. For residential I can't believe...

If there's a sense that the W21 below can still somewhat freely rotate in a "torsional sense" - and I believe it can with only thin web...

Can the new 2x12's simply extend in and lap beside the existing 2x8's? Avoids the messy field trimming and still allows both members to...

There was an old thread about this (well specifically ACI 10.5.4 I think) where the question was aimed at the ACI provisions for "slabs...

I don’t design skyscrapers, but engineers that do take advantage of overburden pressure in the design of mat foundations. Dig deep...

The only type of roof I've seen myself is the Villita Assembly Hall in San Antonio, Texas. This was a circular, cable roof assembly...

phamENG and rimengineer suggest what I would consider. But you could end up chasing your tail and pouring money into stopping the...

"Oh, we took down that sign two years ago. Wasn't sure what it was all about. Something about LL...not sure what it was for. It might...

A sketch might help get more answers.

Why one would mesh a weld for a connection like this is beyond me. We did short, understandable and easy calculations for this (see...

Agree with the answers above. Get it shored immediately and perhaps keep others away from that whole bay...if not the whole building...

In my experience the local inspector would examine the tailings coming out of the hole at the end to verify it is the type of material...

It all depends a LOT on the soil properties, magnitude of the soil lateral loads, water table conditions, loads on the upper earth level...

I bought an app for about $10 from a company called RLM Tools for my iPhone - it replicates an HP 11CX and works great. I'm not...

Is this a class assignment or something to do with a real design/construction?