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a client needs to elevate existing monolithic house slab with 4.5" of concrete to meet flood elevation to get permit from city in order to start building his house on top. The slab is on piles which used to support a 2 story house that was burned down. Just a slab on grade now. I figured...

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Squash Blocks ? - To help distribute the load of the beam onto the top of the double top plate and on the(2)2x4 colume below? Is that for resisting rotation of the beam as well? What is it constructed of? Also, generally, without knowing the lumber grade and material properties of the wood on...

The beam is running parallel with the rafters. Rafters are hand framed with a cetner ridge beam. House is about 20 yrs old. I looked in the attic and nothing is attached to the (2) 2x12 beam other then the joists hangers. Originaly, there was a (2)2x12 beam spanning 10'. the homeowner took...

I'm checking a case where someone knocked down an interior wall and spanned 20' in his one story home with a (2) 2x12 beam. The only loads are the ceiling joists that are connected to the (2) 2x12 on each side with hangers, they're not resting on the beam. There are no equipment in the attic...

Can anyone recommend a good step by step book/manual/guidance of residential wood structural calculations and the design process? (Wall PLF, footings, headers, shear walls, force on connections. I'm looking for something that has a ton of example problems. I'm wondering if something like this...

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I am new to this field, doing residentail projects, mostly home additions. I'm realizing that most drawings that engineers submit to the city building department for permits are really somewhat vague. Sure, it shows the sizes of beam, rafter, joists, footings,roof plans, plot plans,but's it's...