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I continue to learn more about this room and am looking for some advice/direction.
The entire room is framed out of 2x8s. Rafters spaced 24" O.C. with a ridge beam that is two 2x12 LVLs.
THEN, the Contractor installed an 8x12" aged pine beam, supported in the end wall...
I serve on local govt in my county. We have an industrial facility that has large gravel drives accessing a main road. They're requesting a variance for the required concrete aprons at the access point. Their argument is because they have heavy haul equipment and in their experience the aprons...
Contractor friend was hired to finish the construction of partially completed home, after the original Contractor walked off the job. Following a permit inspection, one of the workers had some concerns about some shifting-out of the top of an art studio exterior wall following a wind event...
I inspected a home today with a slightly cracked, leaking cinder block retaining wall. Gutter runoff seeps into the soil and runs through the cracks in the wall.
The home was built in ‘67. There have certainly been some patches over time in the wall.
No aggregate buffer, french drain, or weep...
Would anyone be willing to share drawings/details/specs or good resources(i.e. Vertical/lateral reinforcement type, typical pilaster spacing, footing sizes, etc.) for this type of wall as a starting point for me?
I know this type of wall is pretty close to industry standard in most places. I...
Client is building 11'-0" retaining wall (attached) at his property. Contractor pours footing, but instead of installing the dowels according to drawing (#8s 8" O.C. 5'-0" dev. length ), He installs #5s with only 2'-0" development. Vertical portion has not yet been installed.
Assuming the...
I am trying to get more information pertaining to typical foundation types used in the Miami-Dade Florida area.
Specifically foundations that would support a large transmission tower, or something very similar. Whether that be driven piles, drilled shafts, large spread footings, etc.
thank you!
A friend of mine asked me to complete the pre and post construction runoff calculations for this proposed 0.53 acre site. They are constructing a 45x70 metal building. The parking lot is existing, and other than that the existing pre-construction conditions are empty grass lot.
The county in...
I want to learn as much as possible about designing post-tension foundations for homes. I know typically, the engineering is performed inhouse by the contractors that install them, but does anyone have good resources they can point me to?
Post Tension Institute has some good information. Are...
I was having this discussion with a friend of mine the other day. A few items that came up:
1. No work Affidavit
2. Flood Elevation Certificate
What other work is in this arena for Civil Engineers?
During a recent inspection of a property with Double Wythe Gable End Brick Parapets, I noticed significant separation between the end of the interior intersecting walls, and the gable ends. While in the attic, I noticed that on the furthest ceiling joist, the masons piled mortar onto the wood...
The client wants to demo an existing Veranda over the entrance to a Rigid Frame PEMB, and erect a 30 ft canopy that extends over and covers parking spaces. The column lines are 28 ft apart, and are the main supports for the existing veranda. The would prefer not to drop columns and pour...
Base plate welded to a W6x25 column bolted to the top flange of a W6x25 beam. I have the loads at the connection. How would you go about sizing the plate? Would it be conservative to simply make it the size of the top flange of the beam? Also, I tried to locate a "base plate" calculation...
I have recently begun to pick up side jobs, and would like to finally create my own business. I am a Civil PE, and have only done a few projects so far that have mostly involved low risk work. Pre/Post drainage calcs/ Pond sizing/ Impact studies, etc.
I was recently contacted to do a...
I’ve been tasked to Analyze and give a Engineering Judgement on a damaged glulam beam for an apartment complex. I wanted to get a feel for potential solutions from the board here, as I don’t have a ton of experience dealing with Timber design.
A truck didn’t clear the bottom of the beam, and...
I'm designing the drainage for an industrial facility. There's about 190'x 55' paved area(+ roof) that will accumulate storm water.
I was designing a subsurface drainage system. Three inlets spaced 80' apart, with an outfall pipe running to a nearby ditch. My team lead says, if possible, he...
My boss wanted me to come up with a preliminary cross section of a concrete slab. (Subbase and base, or just on grade).
Slab will support 40 ton dump trucks and front end loaders. I calculated the wheel loads from both based on specifications of the equipment.
I'm a civil E.I. and structural...
