Hello Ron, thanks for the reply and questions. I'm new to forum and clumsy with CAD. My decades of engineering have been machine design so I'm a bit out of my area working to design this solar PV pergola. That said, I was a carpenter long ago so hopefully can figure it out.
I tried to...
Hello,
I'm designing a solar pergola and intend to use 12 inch diameter by 3 to 4 foot deep concrete poured footings with stirrups to hold posts for structure. We have 100mph wind loading requirements. I have an estimated wind force of 4000 pounds. If I just calculate a torque for wind force...
