I think it is ironic that the "source" you cite is the Commonwealth Fund...whose president is an Obama appointee. Hmm, I guess that means they wouldn't be biased at all in this debate.
I won't disagree that "quality of care" is equal to or better in nations with universal healthcare; however...
1) If doctors rates are regulated and lower, then what is their incentive to stay in the healthcare industry...the goodness of their heart? I'm not insinuating that doctors are heartless toward their patients, but just as we have entered the engineering industry for a career, for profit, so to...
@Jed - While it would not surprise me if that were the case, I did see an email trail that somewhat confirmed the GC's comments.
However, it was never made clear to me if he was actually the "only" engineer they had on staff, or if he was the only one that had dealt with my particular project...
Just recently completed a project where someone else decided to use Butler Delta joists. Unfortunately, I was informed by the project GC that apparently Butler only has one engineer, and he is retired and has limited hours on Tuesdays and Thursdays. I was able to get a few answers by...
If you are using IBC 2009 or 2012, it would be in Section 1012. There are several items in there you may want to look at. Section 1012.4 says the "grasping surface" should be continuous. Section 1012.7 says the minimum clearance between a handrail and some "other surface" should be 1-1/2"...
Something to think about, and maybe you already have, but with the Strongwall application, do you actually have 24" of clear wall space to put the panel in to? Sometimes corner studs and king studs limit the space you have and you might only be able to use an 18" wide panel which limits your...
Doing some research into Post-Tensioning for a project coming up, and most of the resources I have read state that a "target range" for balancing loads in a PT slab is 60-80% of the DL.
Is this arbitrary, or is there some minimum requirement that I am missing?
