I am doing a building in California the will have a partial steel podium with wood on top (3 stories of wood. We are thinking we will need to have a building expansion joint were the steel stops to allow structures to move interdependently. So one side will be 4 stories of wood, the other 1...
I am working on an old building (maybe 30's or 40's?)and came across a beam labeled 20I56 and another 10I25.4. I have not been able to find section properties for these beams. Any help would be much appreciated!
Lomarandil, do you know where to get an electric copy of the 7th edition? My work is digging thier heals in about spending the cash for a book I'll use once and I just can't afford the new edition copy so I may have to take the more laborious rout as well.
Quick Question, I have the 6th edition of the AASHTO Bridge Design Spec, and the SE calls for the 7th. Will I be OK going in with the 6th? I am taking the buildings exams.
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Thank you to everyone that has responded, it was some very helpful advice. To answer msquared48's question the building are of similar size and complexity as I am used to. They have had an in-house engineer for years, but he is gone now so they are hiring a new structural engineer. All of the...
I have been working in structural engineering for several years, have my P.E. and a M.S. in Civil Engineering. I have worked for a few companies, always as part of a team and under a senior engineer. I have been managing my own projects and doing all of the calcs and coordination. I have also...
