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  1. civilgene

    Post/beam shear transfer

    Hello- Is there a way to transfer shear from a second story wall (new construction) that is supported by post/beam construction(new construction within an existing room)?? I have the post/beam designed for vertical loading, but need lateral loading resistance. Will the second floor diaphram...
  2. civilgene

    Transfer of 2nd story shear to 1st floor

    Hello All, I have a small residential addition to a wood framed structure. I need to transfer 2100# of shear from a 2nd story wall to a strongwall on the first floor. The catch is the strongwall is located 7' over (laterally)from the 2nd story wall. The strongwall will handle the additional...
  3. civilgene

    Release of engineer files

    Hello, I recently was awarded a small job involving a tentative map. The project was started by another engineer, but the developer wants to change engineers. Some of the original engineer's file will be helpful and he doesn't have a problem releasing them to me. The only stipulation given...
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