ChipB you are wise to make a report on this problem and to even go to the point of having it recorded by a notary that is for your protection. But in no way sign off on this project until you are happy with a repair for the problem.
The contractor errored that is easy to show. If you file a...
I have seen this in Texas in application were store owners did not want to have exposed anchor bolts and desired to get shed of the column block outs. It works but like those before me i do not like it.
This is a great question. I believe the question is do you need to grout the oversized holes in the base plate. For reasons of hor. shear tranfer so as not to subject the
anchor bolts to bending. The holes do not need to be grouted
but oversized holes need min. 3/16 plate washers. The reason we...
Good question i just got a hot tube myself. A 8 foot hot tub will weight about 1500 to 2000 pounds. So yes you need to support it. But to design a deck for it you need to know how high the deck will be off the ground. Two main factor: how are the post attacked to the ground and how is the deck...
I have put my whole design team on the problem at hand. We feel that the architect should be consulted before the hole is dug.
The rule of the day is the design is determined by the actually conditions of use. If it is a pole for a flying genny. Make a deep wide hole and use alot of...
Your design was for a shear tab that has the ablilty to bend. Your problem simple. You have a contractor that wants to erect on a seat angle to make erection faster. That appears to be fine. But if you take into consideration that there will also be a possible problem with a number of other...
ASD is perfered in the industry for many reasons. It is known to all the steel detailers and there software is set up for it. More over LRFD is not allowed in many areas because it has a building safty design factor that is marginal. In other words ASD is safer all around. In Areas with high...