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Much appreciated. All good information.

For some reason I have in my head that I learned the following: when calling out a fillet weld you don't need to put the triangle and fillet size on the top and bottom because if it is on the bottom only and there are two sides then it is 'understood' that you mean both sides. i cannot find...

I appreciate the information and it is good to hear others' experiences with this. We will err on the conservative side. It would be nice if things were more clear and I will have to keep trying to contact the manufacturer to get an explanation of the labels. I am going to learn a lot...

Ah. Thank you. That seems to fit. i appreciate it.

hello, I am working on the foundation design for a metal building. I was given the basic column reactions (unfactored) and i am not clear on what the different categories are and there is no explanation or definition provided. I have a feeling it is obvious and my brain is just not...

Using the reduced cross section does not result in failure and the LVL is providing bracing about the weak axis.

Hello - My question is regarding the analysis or calculations required to determine how notching a PSL post to take a 1 3/4" x 14" LVL beam changes the compression and bending strength of the PSL. Notching a post at the top in order to seat a girder beam is a typical practice but I have always...

Hello - I am in the midst of designing a structural slab floor for a garage/studio area of a single family home. The builder decided that he does not want to compact the soil under the slab so I am designing it as a one way slab with walls supporting the exterior edges and two interior 'beams'...

thank you very much for the quick input. i took the easy way out and went with a simpson knee-brace stabilizer kbs1z (2) on each end. the psl post is in the wall and sheathed so it is braced in the weak direction and the load will not be enough to cause rotation or deflection in the strong...

Hello, I am designing a kicker brace to support a exterior staircase on a house going up to a roof deck. i would like to use a PSL post in the wall from which I will extend, at a 45 degree angle, a 4x4 to the bottom/side of the header at the stringer bearing. something like a 'hangman'...