https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/new-brunswick/helene-theriault-engineer-buildings-john-richardson-1.7244456
Summary:
A structural engineer was called in to assess foundation cracks in a 63 unit apartment under construction back in December and concluded there were deficiencies in the design.
He...
It's time, I think, to start holding back my drawings and other deliverables before receiving payments as a default. I think the easiest way to do this is to use a website service that can take payments and hold files. I send a link to the client that asks for payment, and once completed, offers...
It's hard to acquire good quality construction details. As "standard" as construction methods are, there's so many unique ways to detail it all, and as a profession we tend to hold these things close to the chest competitively (RIP KootK's peace of mind last year). It obviously takes years of...
Check out this connection WSP came up with for a 66 story Manhattan skyscraper. They've got outriggers transferring vertical load into the core and horizontal trusses at the same location (they said some of the outrigger members are designed for 11,000 kips), coming in at varying angles to one...
Does anyone here serve on any code committees or attend public discussions?
I have some interest and like the idea of serving/shaping in what capacity I can, but have concerns about the amount of time required, the chance of having too many cooks in the kitchen to be heard, or simply not...
This isn't a very technical question, but more coming from strong curiosity and amazement at what we're building nowadays.
There's this new residential skyscraper going up in New York City with a slenderness ratio of 1:24. It's more than 1400ft tall.
I don't know much about or have any...
As part of our submittal checklist for a project, we require ASTM test reports and material certifications for steel, concrete, masonry, grouts, etc. We get them, but it just feels like this pointless cover-your-ass routine because these things are coming in with dates back to 2009! Lord knows...
