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  1. rtpnd

    Deflection of steel beams with bolted moment splices

    Thank you for your input. My intuition tells me that the splice has to to introduce some additional deflection from the rotation at those two joints--stiff as it may be--it just doesn't seem like it will be as stiff as the original. I like your idea to investigate the rotation based off the...
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    Deflection of steel beams with bolted moment splices

    I have a 40' steel beam which requires two splices in it, one about 10' in from each end, where the bending stresses are relatively low vs capacity at the middle of the beam. I'm designing a moment splice connection with steel top and bottom splice plates which will be field-bolted to the...
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    Anchorage for Lamp Post Base

    Does anyone have any resources or design guides for the anchorage of an exterior lamp post base (like the kind one would find in the middle of a parking lot)? Actually, designing the anchorage itself isn't the main problem, it is calcultaing the overturning moment...how to calculate the wind on...
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    Fees for Peer Review?

    I'm putting a proposal together for a structural peer review, and am not quite sure how to set my fees. If I was the structural engineer of record, I would likely charge about 3/4% of the total construction cost. But since I'm not the structural engineer of record, I know my time requirements...
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    Seal vs Stamp

    Thank you. I'm licensed in NY & CT, and will likely go for NJ soon.
  6. rtpnd

    Seal vs Stamp

    When does a PE (structural) need to seal drawings, and when would they need to stamp them? [Seals provide the raised/imprinted surface to the paper but no ink; stamps provide just ink.] My former employer seemed to use stamps almost exclusively, if I remember correctly. I am going out on my...
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    Marketing / Business Development Question

    Thanks COE, I figured architects would be the better bet, especially if I can establish long-term relationships with them. I'm just starting out and don't have a huge network of architects who I know yet, just a handful. I've joined the AIA and my local Chamber of Commerce in the hopes of...
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    Marketing / Business Development Question

    For those of you who typically work as a subconsultant, e.g. as a structural engineer working under an architect (prime), how do you direct most of your marketing efforts? Towards architects? Towards owners/developers? In my past experience, my prior employer typically signed contracts...
  9. rtpnd

    Business Entity?

    I just discovered this site and think its fantastic…you all have a wealth of knowledge and experience, and its great to see everyone helping each other out! I’m planning on starting up a structural engineering firm in a couple of months, primarily preparing structural construction documents for...

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