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Woah! Thanks for the feedback! @cvg I didn't know this and I'm happy you told me b/c I would've purchased the newest codes.

Wow @pharmENG and @ Aesur THANKS SO MUCH!! This was such great feedback and I feel a lot better now that I have a clearer understanding of what I should consider before asking for the raise. I'll take this year to study for my PE and answer the questions posed by Aesur. I feel a lot more...

Thanks so much! @StructDesignEIT I look forward to it! @Rabbit12 Thanks for the advice. when you say the PE is not the most rigorous test, what do you mean? Did you find any of it difficult??

Thank you to everyone! These are great responses. I know that I am very valued at my job; in fact, I received another job offer before with a higher salary and my boss raised my salary to meet that offer in order for me to stay. I work extremely hard and I take on responsibilities beyond my...

Hello All! I recently utilized ASCE's Salary Calculator and I discovered that my earning potential does not meet my current salary. I am in the process of writing a letter to request a raise to a salary that is commensurate to my experience and talents. I would like any advice on how best to...

Hello All! I am preparing to take the PE Civil Structural exam for the first time in October 2021. Please reply with what each of you used to study and pass the exam. I have found a lot of engineers who recommend the CERM book and NCEES Civil Structural Practice Exam book. I have also seen...

Thanks so much for help! @JoshPlumSE That makes a lot more sense b/c I could not find any info on it.

Hello All! I am currently using virtual joists in my RISA3D model, because I am using 18k5 joists in my design. Unfortunately, I've read info from SJI and talked to RISA support and I cannot figure out how to determine the equivalent/corresponding virtual joist for the steel joist that I am...

Hello All! I am a relatively new engineer and I'm really stuck on a project trying to design an unbraced, slender reinforced concrete column. I have read through my RC concrete design textbooks and I am extremely confused. My conclusion from reading is that it is very difficult to do these...

Do you know if there are any special considerations for aluminum?

Hello Everyone, I'm designing my first aluminum beam and one of my beam ends is double coped. I know that I need to check block shear rupture for the coped end, but I also know that the capacity of my beam should decrease due to the copes. Can anyone point me in the direction of literature...

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Yay! Thanks so much @Celt83!! Thanks to everyone on this thread. I was overcomplicating a very simple task.

Please see the attached sketch. the blue is what I believe will tear away with the connector angle placed in the center of the beam web. https://files.engineering.com/getfile.aspx?folder=109a76d5-d359-42a8-b6f9-9a5f7bb97c62&file=shear_path_coped_beam.png

@celt83, yes I used the centerline through the bolt holes. Also, I'm tryng to sketch it but it doesn't make sense. Let me sketch and upload my best shot at it. Brb

To clarify my question above, if my connector angle is centered on the web of my channel, would it still look like the picture attached? or would it not tear all the way to the top of the web and instead stop at the plate??? I know this question is very...

By tear, I mean block shear path.

@cliff234 This may be too much to ask, but can you upload a sketch of what the coped beam would look in block shear rupture? I visualize looking exactly like figure 2a in the picture above. Is that correct? If no one's noticed, I'm having a really hard time visualizing where the tear will be...

@KootK, nevermind. I had a brain fart lol the net areas are based on the plate left afterward. sorry.

@KootK in the picture you posted, Figure 2a shows the white area. It "overlaps" at the corner. Does that mean net areas are calculated differently?