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The cope looks great too!

I have access to a PEMB manufacturer's program. It's something our company negotiated with one of the big players in the industry...

This almost doesn't even need designed (#5 @ 16" work easily). Someone competent in masonry construction could have built this...

Pretty hard to tell from that picture. I don't think we have a complete breakout cone failure. To me it looks like a spalling around...

I think the main issue is there are no bond beams in this thing. The vert rebar also looks to exceed 16" but the dowels embed into the...

Looking for some input on typical corrosion allowances for D100 welded steel water tanks. Working on a spec and I want to be reasonable...

I'm not saying to over engineer just to compensate for lack of maintenance, but I know if a deck fails (and there are many examples)...

Lots of examples of deck failures that make 100 psf not seem ridiculous. What if that 180 lb person and all his friends start jumping...

Nothing like cheapening the profession.

There are a lot of places in this country where building departments, building officials, and permits do not exist.

In the technical sense even if KootK stays unbiased there is still a conflict. By definition a conflict of interest is defined as when...

This isn't normal in my world of engineering. We design something and the builder constructs it. We don't reverse engineer something...

This is after the fact though. Is what I did OK? That's a monumental difference between, "Hey, Mr. Koot here is a problem can you help...

I agree with this take. The contractor has engaged you and is paying you to approve their fix. That absolutely is a conflict of...