I’m closing a small engineering business that I operated for 4 years and I want to be on the safe side and get tail coverage. The statute of limitations is 8 years in my state. My insurance carrier says I will need to renew my policy for each year for 7 years and then get a 3 year tail policy to...
I believe that I have read through all the previous posts regarding basement walls and I still have some questions. I am working on a 10,000 sq-ft residential home with a daylight basement. The total dimensions are roughly 85'x35'. The 85' sides have jogs in them. The 35' is a straight run...
I'm doing a custom home build where the unbalanced retained grade measured from top of slab to top of first floor wood framing is 10'. I've reviewed all of the threads in this forum that are applicable and none really touch on this aspect. In '06, the IRC had a section that covered walls...
I am reinforcing a two way slab for punching shear. I have reviewed several documents, mostly studies, for reinforcement options. The option that seems to be the most effective is a steel collar. I've attached a picture of one option that was used in a study. In this study, they roughened...
I have been working on the structural capacity assessment of an existing two way flat slab with drop caps. They are looking at bringing in a retail tenant that sales alcohol. The rack loads for the displays are very high. They disclosed the exact rack layout for the tenant. I took the rack...
I have a flat slab with 8'x8' drops. The column spacing is 30'x20' If I follow the CRSI examples in chapter 10, they use a column strip width equal to the lesser of l1/2 and l2/2. If I follow this, I will have a column strip width of 10', which is greater than my drop width. I was thinking...
This is a question for those that either run their own business or manage employees. What are your opinions of what makes an employee invaluable? I'm looking for a little more than the typical cliches.
Thank you for your input!
small firm - 13 engineers including 2 principals
total billing multiplier = 3.87 including ONLY salary and bonus and no benefits - obtained by dividing total billings over several years by total combined salary and bonus
hourly billing multiplier = 3.34 - obtained by dividing hourly billing...
I am a structural engineer for a small consulting firm (13 engineers). I'm displeased with the current company structure. The company is basically a two tier system with principals and project engineers. There is no mid-level management in our company, which is ok because we are small enough...
