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The walls can not resist thrust through cantilever action. And Typically, truss action is not effective in this setup unless the tension tie is located either at the wall plate or very close to it. The only way your system to work with the current location of the truss tie is using a...

I’m looking for the best software interface to use to create somewhat of a firm specific “structural engineering manual”. Right now I have various PDFs, spreadsheets, and project files on a server, and they’re not very well organized. Basically I want is a database that allows the files to be...

Thanks for the replies. Kootk - thanks for the recommendation, I’ll look into it. I have some experience with custom high end architecture and I definitely get what your saying. I’ve been on the same project for over a year with an architect that is somewhat new to the building industry (they...

I’m looking to make a career change and wanted some input from other engineers with experience. Currently I’m in my 3rd year as a Structural EIT (I will be eligible for a license within 6 months) and I work for a small/midsize multi-disciplinary civil engineering firm, with about 10 PE’s/EIT’s...