When designing a steel stair that turns 180 degrees with an intermediate landing between floors to accommodate inter-story drift, is it necessary to provide slotted connections to accommodate drift in BOTH orthogonal directions, or is it only necessary to provide slotted connections to...
What level of corrosion protection is required for anchorage of temporary structures (2-3 year service life) to concrete?
I'm designing anchorage of an exterior personnel hoist for a high rise to a concrete pad footing using post-installed anchors. The service lifetime will likely be on the...
The NSPE Code of Ethics States the following:
Engineers shall perform services only in the areas of their competence.
-Engineers shall undertake assignments only when qualified by education or experience in the specific technical fields involved.
-Engineers shall not affix their signatures to...
This question is primarily directed at structural engineers working at small firms:
Is it ethical to perform engineering calculations for a building design (usually a house), to then redline structural information on an architect's plans (architect does not work for same firm as engineer), have...
To any Structural Engineers who perform residential engineering work in the Seattle area:
What hourly rates do you charge?
For new medium-to-high end custom homes, what is your typical total fee (including CA) vs total construction costs?
Work on existing homes is much more variable, but what...
Are there any P.E.'s who have performed structural engineering in Seattle without an S.E. license? The Seattle Building Code states that only S.E.'s can perform structural engineering work in Seattle, with a few exceptions (such as for houses, shop drawings etc.)
After checking with the...
