Tell me how you really feel lol. Why would there necessarily be deflection at point C? Because of settlement at the footing like driftLimiter is saying?
I actually designed this originally assuming that column DEF would be fixed at the bottom. But when I was getting a connection at the bottom with a 2" thick base plate, (8) 1" diameter bolts, and a 7'x7' footing for overturning I thought I should try the pinned connection. Maybe I should design...
Thank you for your response. I want to make sure I understand this part. Are you suggesting that instead of bearing the beam on top of the column that the column extends all the way to the bottom of the rafters and the beam hangs into the side of the column? And are you also suggesting that I...
I'm not sure what you mean by this. The horizontal load at the top of the columns is due to the vertical load from the 25' long beam that bears on top of each column. So in my first drawing where I show a 2288 lb. horizontal load I believe that 2288 lb. will be present at each column. So I will...
Thank you for your feedback thus far everyone, it's very helpful.
SWComposites and human909, here is a drawing showing some more detail. I added in some fly braces similar to what both of you were talking about, at least I think it captures what you were talking about. I have them shown at...
Thanks for your response. Sorry, I thought I could get away by only drawing one side of it and explaining that it's symmetrical on the other side. The drawing you posted is exactly what it looks like. The ABC line is the back wall of the home. The BE line are the deck joists. The CD line are the...
Hi everyone, I'm looking at a situation I haven't encountered before and wanted to get some feedback if you have some time.
I've got a large custom home in a high snow load area with a covered deck at the back. The deck is 25' wide and has an inclined steel column at each end. There will be a...
Appreciate the feedback.
I like the idea of the steel beam up at the rafter level, although that still leaves the issue with these ridiculous cantilevered glulams. Maybe I could convince them to shorten the cantilever to 8' or so...
Hi all,
Working on a residential structure that suddenly got way more complicated after a bunch of changes from the owner. A quick rundown of the project:
- Rectangular wood-framed structure
- Tall main floor (18' plate height at the tall end)
- Concrete foundation walls for 9' basement with...
Have you been talking about me with my wife....? No offense taken, I appreciate this assessment and think it's valid. I have always wanted to know everything, understand everything completely, and be good at everything. So not knowing anything about a vast majority of my chosen career field is a...
From what you and everyone else is saying it appears that I just need to make my peace with a few things in my career. It just bothers me that my structural engineering skills cover only a tiny portion of the field of structural engineering. I was recently watching a basketball game in a local...
Thanks all for your thoughts, I really appreciate it.
Yeah so what I'm getting at is that I only have experience with smaller projects so I don't know the other side is like. And I don't think I can really know what the other side is like unless I give up what I'm doing on my own. I like the...
Thank you Lomarandil and kissymoose!
I especially appreciated this. I bought a Malone book a while back and reading through it contributed to my feelings of not being a real engineer.
Well part of what I'm saying is that I'm not sure I like what I'm doing (residential work), and I'm wondering if I could like something else more (commercial work). I have no experience in commercial work and wanted to ask people's opinions before I just jump ship for something that I might...
Hello fellow engineers. I'm here seeking some perspective and/or advice on career paths in the field of structural engineering. I'll try to make this as short as I can.
I feel that I am currently at a crossroads in my engineering career. For the first 8 years of my career I worked at a small...
