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  1. Jonmanning123

    Engineer of Record "Liability" after Leaving Job

    I'm switching companies and while at my old job, I designed and signed some generic detail sheets for fall protection that can be applied to multiple areas, so long as the adequate testing and inspection are performed. I'm confident the details are ok but the inspection and testing would have...
  2. Jonmanning123

    Load Bearing Wall?

    Thanks for the responses everybody! I'm a tunnel structural engineer by trade so I'm almost a bit embarrassed that I couldn't figure this one out right away. Everything online says - "when in doubt consult a PE." But what if you are one? No one can know it all, I guess... I went up into...
  3. Jonmanning123

    Load Bearing Wall?

    Can someone help me put my mind to rest...? I am looking to take out a wall. My roof has trusses at 24" OC or so. Each truss, however, has a gusset plate at the CL in the bottom chord. Is this normal? See the attached picture. By the geometry, I cannot figure out how this wall could be load...
  4. Jonmanning123

    ASME B 31.1 Pipe Supporting Elements

    Hi All, I am working to review a structural support for a power piping system. Paragraph 121 of ASME B31.1 states, "Design of standard pipe supporting elements shall be in accordance with rules of MSS SP-58." The support system consists of an Anvil Clevis Hanger attached to a steel rod...

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