For some reason I have in my head that I learned the following: when calling out a fillet weld you don't need to put the triangle and fillet size on the top and bottom because if it is on the bottom only and there are two sides then it is 'understood' that you mean both sides.
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I am working on the foundation design for a metal building. I was given the basic column reactions (unfactored) and i am not clear on what the different categories are and there is no explanation or definition provided. I have a feeling it is obvious and my brain is just not...
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My question is regarding the analysis or calculations required to determine how notching a PSL post to take a 1 3/4" x 14" LVL beam changes the compression and bending strength of the PSL. Notching a post at the top in order to seat a girder beam is a typical practice but I have always...
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I am in the midst of designing a structural slab floor for a garage/studio area of a single family home. The builder decided that he does not want to compact the soil under the slab so I am designing it as a one way slab with walls supporting the exterior edges and two interior 'beams'...
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I am designing a kicker brace to support a exterior staircase on a house going up to a roof deck. i would like to use a PSL post in the wall from which I will extend, at a 45 degree angle, a 4x4 to the bottom/side of the header at the stringer bearing. something like a 'hangman'...
