Search results for query: *

I'm going a bit off memory here, but I think the stress distribution into a soil is a bulb kind of shape. If your column loads are low enough the actual stress imparted into that soft zone could be relatively small.

David, I assume you mean PE test needs to be more difficult? If they made the SE test that much harder no one would pass. I agree with you on the PE though. That test was a joke when I took it.

I took and passed the SE about 10 years ago now. I can't imagine taking that test using references on a computer. Yuck. But then again I'm very much a crack open a hard copy of the code book type of guy.

I've completed several building assessments in my career. With those we always issued a report summarizing our results including identifying and usually attempting to classify deficiencies (serious, minor, etc.). Some of the assessments I completed had previous assessments that had been done...

What StressGuy said. High concentrations of H2S overwhelm the nose and you won't smell it. That's why you need an H2S monitor because you won't know you're in danger using your nose.

I wouldn't try to justify this based on the existing building code. With proper analysis adding a 4th floor may be acceptable but not just by simply citing a section in the IEBC.

KootK, I'm not sure adequate information exists to even do an analysis. I think this is a case of wanting to only say the 4th story existed before it was fine we are going to put it back and still be fine. If there are sufficient drawings to analyze the building assuming ordinary concrete...

I don't think I like this. The main thing that gives me pause is the fact that the rebar detailing is not likely to provide sufficient ductility to prevent significant damage or collapse during a design seismic event. I think you are taking on a large amount of risk here. I'm generally a...

Why not add 12'? Go big or go home.

If a PE licensed has lapsed, you do not have a professional engineer license. I don't think there is any interpretation at all in that question. I think reinstatement of lapsed licenses vary by state. I let mine lapse in Wyoming years ago because we had other engineers licensed in there. A...

10 days I'd say that's an oversight. 10 years? No way. Based on that limited information, I'd likely pass.

I agree with a lot of the responses here and I wouldn't touch this. In order to do this correctly, the fee if is going to be pretty high as geotechguy1 indicates. Unfortunately, there are a lot of engineers that have no problem writing a letter just to make a buck.

We use SST all the time for aluminum connections. 304 or 316 depending on the location. I actually think aluminum and stainless are very close on the galvanic reaction scale so it's not too much of an issue.

2 guys and some equipment is 2,000 lbs? Those are big guys!

IMO this isn't Ron's problem. The EOR needs to define the location of the load and design the attachment. There are likely dozens of different fall arrest systems that could be used. If the EOR needs additional plys or a certain wood type to get the connection to work he needs to stipulate that.

I agree with the external brace option. Shouldn't be too hard to install something like that. I'm thinking some concrete dead man w/ cables and then maybe limit the environmental conditions that the building can be occupied, ie wind speed no more than 20 MPH. Should not be that hard to...

We do this type of work regularly on our larger projects where we have a resident representative on-site full time. Most of the time it is not an engineer but a professional we hire specifically for this type of roll. Their responsibilities are to basically act as big brother and monitor...

IRstuff I'm not sure if you are unfamiliar with the types of thunderstorms that are common in that area of the United States but they aren't exactly predictable. They can drop an inch of rain in one spot and 1 mile away may get nothing. They can be almost unbelievably isolated. The amount of...

I imagine it is pretty hard to manage water level when you get 15" of rain. Not sure if this particular area got that much rain but a large swath between Sioux Falls, SD and Sioux City, IA got 12-15" of rain in a 3-day span. Large areas of Iowa and Minnesota had similar storms. Not really...

Is the PE active? I had a set of stair railing drawings come across my desk a couple years ago with an engineer's stamp on them. I checked that engineer in the state's system and he was not active. Called the company he worked for (different than the manufacturer of the railings) and the guy...