Hey all,
The company that I presently work for (myself included) has designed a considerable number of moderate to large sized detention ponds. Since I started working for the company, it has been common practice for us to utilize CMP fabricated riser structures like the one shown in the photo...
So I recently was having a discussion with a friend & fellow engineer (of the civil persuasion) who also moonlights as a pretty good carpenter. We were discussing a stick frame garage he built a couple years ago and he informed me that he had used 1/2" x 6" strike anchor bolts drilled into his...
Alright I am hoping someone can help me with some basic mechanics of materials, maybe I am just overthinking this but I can not decide the proper way to tabulate the shear stress. The attached image shows two members which will be fastened with a plate (much like the heel joint of a truss or...
Wondering if anyone has dealt with a similar situation or has good ideas on how to resolve this....
I am currently completing a renovation design for an 1890s unreinforce structure with Maonsry shear walls (brick) & interior wood beams and columns. The renovation involves replacing the...
