You wouldn't classify the parking the same as the high importance structure unless one of these occur:
- They share the same structural system.
- Where building systems such as required egress, HVAC, or electrical for the higher classification pass through or depend on other portions of the...
In your sketch the stresses induced by bending are normal to the grain of the wood. There is virtually no strength in that direction.
Bending about the strong or weak axis induced stresses that are parallel to the grain of the wood.
The minor axis bending your refer to in your opening post...
TxStruct: I practice mainly in MT. MT doesn't have a separate recognition for SE's. My firm does however do work in many states.
What really got me thinking about this was the fact that I was just requested to update a resume for an IDIQ contract RFQ. The resume that our word processing...
rb1957:
That's possible, but then I would ask although it might not be "illegal" is it ethical to call yourself an Structural Engineer (in jurisdictions that have separate licensure) when you don't have the proper license?
This is an interesting topic to me. Thanks for all the replies.
I've been struggling with an answer to this question for sometime.
So say you are a licensed Professional Engineer that practices structural engineering. Obviously, you have passed the PE exam, but have not yet taken and passed the NCEES SE exam. Can you market yourself as a Structural...
I just had a mechanical engineering colleague ask me an interesting question.
He is looking at replacing the mechanical system for an indoor swimming pool area. The owner was talking about being concerned about the hanger rods supporting the lay-in ceiling failing because they have rusted over...
Select a beam. Then Assign > Frame/Line > End (Length) Offsets.
The default in etabs puts moment into the column assuming an eccentricity from the beam connection.
BigHarvey,
That's what I wanted to hear! I was pretty sure testing the pier was impossible without exposing it, just wanted to make sure there wasn't some test I wasn't aware of. Thanks!
Ron,
We would be placing a new pier cap and just reusing the piers. None of the super-structure would be reused.
We are just looking to test the piles for integrity and possibly a load test to determine if they are structurally sound. The catch is we are in design now and the existing...
My company is designing an addition to an existing building that is founded on a foundation consisting of drilled piers. We are trying to determine if part of the existing foundation can be re-used. Part of this evaluation would be testing the existing piers for integrity and capacity.
Do...
