I haven't posted on here in forever, but wanted to jump in and say the model of the Sagrada Familia is quite impressive. Thanks for sharing that. As to when that sort of modeling came about, I heard in school that inverted catenary arch footbridges predated the ancient romans. They would hang a...
Hi all, strange thing I think I have figured out but am trying to decide conclusively.
I'm working with a client who is replacing their above-grade deck. The decking will be 5/4x6 STK western red cedar with a 16" spacing of PT Pine joists. They also want to do a custom handrail / guard detail...
I realize this is a little old now, but I'm doing some reading on that particular TEK right now.
NMCA DOES note that you need to account for out-of-plane loading and transmit shear via keying or other actions such as preformed or special masonry units. Bars with one side in sleeves helps with...
I have no idea what it is (or could be) and what's common out there. I'm situated in NY, and everything out here -- old and new -- is DFL / DFL(N). Wasn't sure if this was HF, I also wondered if it could be some Western species.
Thanks. I assume that is inland DFL and not Coastal/DFL (North)?
Also, someone from our office seems to have borrowed our '86 NDS. You wouldn't happen to have Fb on hand for old-growth?
Hi Guys,
Doing some analysis for an internal client on a one-family house they are working on in the great southwest. They're replacing the roof with a concrete composite and we are verifying the integrity for the added load.
We have a good set of drawings which appear to be from 1985-1987. The...
