I am new to the California Civil/Structural requirements in regards to substation structures and was hoping someone in that region could shed some light on where the line is drawn for a SE stamp verses a PE stamp. I am a PE - civil structural in PA, NJ, Delaware, NY, DC and Maryland. My company...
I have a project with all around bad soil conditions, high water table. I need a 75" diameter concrete pier to handle the bearing pressure. I currently have it at a depth of 18' going deeper does not get me much in terms of friction resistance, so the larger bearing area is driving the design...
I have over sized holes in a base plate and the washers will not be welded. Can you use a slip critical connection at the base plate with plate washers?
I am a newly licensed engineer. Well I have had it for over a year and not personally stamped anything. Can I submit something with my seal on it without E&O or liability insurance? It is a small wood deck 17'x 30' design, that sits above the ground by 1' max. I am not concerned about liability...
Has anyone ever thought to use the stability bracing equations that you would find in appendix 6 of the AISC for anchor bolt spacing on residential foundation walls. I am sure the equations would need a bit of tweaking for material properties, but could this be the answer to why anchor bolts are...
Please excuse my ignorance on this topic as I am a novice at submitting connection design to the fabricator and just want to make sure we are communicating things properly in our notes. In AISC code of standards for design drawings it says something to the effect that the design engineer should...
