Do piering contractors generally use a structural or geotechnical engineer when they've been contracted to pier a residence? Or is this something the homeowner should insist on?
i need to find information about the old steel beams in this building. i have 15" deep beams w/ 5.5" flanges that are 1/2" think. does anyone know what i should use for Fy? and what edition of the AISC code is applicable to the time this building was built? (the current owner...
I thank everyone for thier responses on this thread, and i also apologize to jamie2000 for taking over the thread.
I'm glad to have the views of other engineers out there. My company is small with only two engineers (my boss and i) and a handfull of architects and draftspeople. My boss is a...
but it seems to happen more often than not. is it approriate for me to tell them to make it right? to build it the way it was intended? My reason being, is that i usually do not have the time to deal with these screw ups when i have 50 other things to do. I don't feel comfortable just giving...
why the heck don't general contractors bring these things to our attention sooner? then they expect us to dig them out of the hole they put themselves into and want an answer asap. i say have them go buy a new column or repour the pier. the building is not what you designed or intended...
