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I'm currently working on a residential project (Los Angeles CA), in which a crawl space with interior sloping grade is intended to be transformed into a basement (8ft tall). I'm sure this type of conversion has been done before.
I'm designing the cantilever retaining wall...
I've been looking for ASTM standards specifying a criteria for solar panel perimeter frame systems installed on roofs.
I have a client who wants to manufacture his own frames and connection hardware.
As a structural engineer, I'm sure of what I would look for in a testing criteria (pull out...
Fellow engineers:
I was approached by a current solar panel client with the following proposal.
Currently, my client purchases pre-manufactured solar panel steel assemblies which he installs on residential projects.
I've been his structural engineer in reviewing his proposal plans and verifying...
I have a quick question to see what the structural community opinion is with regards to this:
This concrete pole is being installed on a Seismic Design Category D
We've designed this concrete pole based on the guidelines of the CBC 10, section 1807 for Embedded poles. A light pole is being...
I understand that this topic may be more related to Seismology Engineering, but i believe there's more traffic on this forum.
I'm working on a project that will require the knowledge of the maximum Ss and S1 for site class D in Southern California.
Can anyone point me in the right direction in...
I'm working on a project that will require the knowledge of the maximum Ss and S1 for site class D in Southern California.
Can anyone point me in the right direction in order to find this information?
I understand we can use the tools at USGS to find site specific values, but I'm trying to find...
Hello fellow engineers:
I've started working on my own doing structural design. I've worked for 10+ years in this field with private firms; I started on my own maybe for a year or two (moonlighting mostly)
I have a client, with a potential job and I want to make sure I'm heading in the right...
