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To be a contractor vs an employee, the contractor has to have control of their resources and time. The contract can stipulate that the...

I don't see it that way at all. Of course we only have partial information, but it sounds to me like the business owner/EOR is a...

I think that is misuse. Just like telling a junior engineer to just "go figure it out" and then following up with "what did the model...

If we're going to do the punitive thing, it would be nice if we could just be more honest about it and accept bribes. Dear Mr...

It's amazing what being good at polishing turds and putting lipstick on pigs can do for a contractor.

I, for one, am excited about this. This is precisely the tool I've been wanting to see. I'm not terribly interested in the analysis...

For sure. I guess I wasn't very clear there, was I? I meant for the juxtaposition of a small number and a long list to indicate that I...

But can he predict if the owner will become a laptop hoarder with stacks of old laptops 5 feet tall with little rat paths around the...

Most structural engineering firms target an average net margin of about 20%. So 20% of the fee is intended to be profit, the rest will...

That first picture is one I would expect to see in the Simpson "what not to do" section of their in person seminars. The bottom hole of...

So you know what the stiffness of the truss is without knowing the manufacturer's profile and material choices?

Interesting. It's like they want to make it look like it's an addition... 1) Vertical support of the masonry If you carry it to the...

Yeah - looks like you have a load case for "IBC" which I'm guessing is the worst case gravity combination for the overall truss, about...

Thanks! First time seeing that.

Not sure why, but I get uneasy doing this. I feel like I should specify a strap or something to give it continuity.