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Hey guys, I have a steel I beam meeting a continuous perpendicular steel I beam at a steel HSS column detail on a residential job I'm drawing up. Just wondering what you residential folks thing is best in this scenario. I'm leaning a metal plate on top of the column the beam can sit on and be...

Hey Guys, I'm noticing I'm having alot of sliding on a basement wall design. Are footing keys pretty typical for these? Thank you!

Hey Guys, I have a wood corner beam coming into a column with a beam ea. side. I'm thinking of doing something like this with a "U" plate saddle welded to angles acting as top flange hangers. Is this weld doable? Is there much strength in it? Do you see a better option for the connection? I'm...

Hey Guys, In IBC equation 1807.3.2.1 is the lateral force factored? Or is it nominal? I've been treating it as nominal but would like to confirm. Thank you!

I know it sounds funny but can I just analyze a precast double tee system as a single tee x2? The reason I'm asking is Enercalc only has the capability to analyize a single tee section and I just want to make sure there's not something I'm missing. Thank you!

Hey guys, How do you confirm your column base connection is a moment connection? With the anchors obviously it's just ensuring they can handle the loads but for your baseplate how do you know if it's enough thickness to be considered fixed? Thank you!

Hey Guys, I am trying to detail a repair for wood I-joists where the top chord is partially notched. IS there a common fix for this? I'm thinking of sistering 2x's to develop the compression load through and then back into the member but would like to hear what other people have done. Thank you!

Hey Guys, I'm doing a design with wood logs and was wondering what wood grades/design values you have used when working with these? One idea I had was the timber pole values in the NDS but wasn't sure if that was accurate. I saw some guidance on here from 2005 but not sure those things are...

Hey Guys, When you have a freestanding wood post or a freestanding wood framed out stud column, do you have your pedestal above the ground some distance? How much and why? Is it just to help prevent moisture damage? Thank you!

Hey Guys, Looking through the code I'm struggling to see much guidance on this about live loads for garages on grade with heavy non-emergency vehicles other than it's got to be over 50 psf . It will house vehicles over 10,000 lbs (12,500 max to be exact). What have you guys done in the past...

hey all, when showing a column over or under a continuous beam in plan view, how do you indicate this? I have columns beginning at the 2nd floor level on a floor beam going to roof l would you show those on the 2nd floor plan or just the beam? I also have conditions where it lands on a header...

Hey guys, Not sure if this is necessary or not but an older engineer in my office insist that if a glb is resisting uplift it needs to be called out or specced out on the drawings as GLB's top plies aren't designed for that. Is this true? Do you guys do this on your drawings? Thank you!

Hey Guys, I'm doing a shade canopy with steel posts embed into concrete footings. The uplift loads aren't high(600 lbs or so per post) but I'd like to know if the column can resist it or will it be pulled out of the footing? I know you can weld a baseplate on the bottom of drill rebar through...

Hey guys, For 2x's and other sizes of typical lumber, what do you typically try to limit your spans to? Mostly asking about solid sawn here though don't mind hearing about GLB and other specialty products if you know it off the top of your head. Thank you!

Hey Guys, Is there anywhere you guys know of a good example for this? I've never done these and I'd like to make sure I'm on the right track so I'd appreciate any good reading or examples. Thank you!

Where do you guys typically draw the line on using a pedestal or not? Is it based off of footing size? Load? Frost depth? Do you use it for nearly any exterior condition? thank you!

Hey Guys, I'm trying to frame some outriggers in a wood residential building. See below for what I've initially drawn trying to use a ladder framing approach. the light blue are typ. TJI's. The red are beams and the green are where I can locate posts. There are openings below these beams so...

Hey Guys, If you have a gable end truss on a single story house with a window or garage opening below, would you call for a drag truss on the plans? I don't really see a reason to do so but I've seen drawings with this done. I'd love to hear some thoughts on why this is done and if it's...

Hey Guys, If I have an uplift load on a PT slab on grade that exceeds the weight of the immediate area of the slab, how would you recommend dealing with this? A footing below the pt slab? I have a 700 lb allowable load and don't think I can justify the slab weight resisting it.

Hey Guys, When following chapter 28 for MWFRS I'm noticing I get net negative wind pressure on at least some sloped roofs (meaning more wind opposite direction than towards the building). Does that seem correct? Or is there something I'm not looking at correctly? As it is I'd only consider the...