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  1. Phil1934

    Can we PLEASE go back to the old forum!

    I turned off notifications but my email is still flooded with every new post
  2. Phil1934

    Holes in a roof beam. What is the purpose?

    Increases the depth of the beam also. Blodgett has good chapter on them.
  3. Phil1934

    SF Tower settlement Part III

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oVrMiy0yVxw&t=30s
  4. Phil1934

    Dam Failures in Derna, Libya

    A Turkish firm was contracted in 2007 to carry out maintainence on the two dams and build another dam in between. The firm, Arsel Construction Company Ltd., said on its website that it completed its work in November 2012. It didn’t respond to an email seeking further comment.
  5. Phil1934

    Discipline Order for Rural Bridge Collapse Immediately After Opening

    original reports say the piles were near n underwater cliff so the corner broke off.
  6. Phil1934

    Train crash in Ohio

    https://www.propublica.org/article/train-derailment-long-trains?utm_source=pocket-newtab blames longer trains
  7. Phil1934

    Deck post connections

    I'm in GA where it was adopted into the building code http://cdnassets.hw.net/ab/25/b9490bdd489a83c92a9661de0b3f/2012irc-deckmanual2014amendments-001.pdf
  8. Phil1934

    Deck post connections

    https://cms7files.revize.com/watertownct/Departments/Building%20Inspectors/AWC-DCA62015-DeckGuide-1804.pdf says 6x6 posts minimum
  9. Phil1934

    Earthquake

    6.2 and 5.8 EQs on 2/20/23 and more bldgs damaged
  10. Phil1934

    Earthquake

    A 7.6 EQ in 1999 in Turkey killed 17-18K
  11. Phil1934

    When is a concrete wall air tight?

    In the US ACI350 for environmental Engineering Concrete Structures controls. Calls for about twice the reinforcement. If they have a decent vacuum pump may not need a waterproofing membrane.
  12. Phil1934

    Miami Beach, Champlain Towers South apartment building collapse, Part 16

    There was a five year gap between the time of pile driving and the collapse. Everyone is worried about the time noises appeared. If it was quiet for five years previously I don't think you can reach back five years for a culprit. I worked for a company sued by a bank that said pile driving...
  13. Phil1934

    Miami Beach, Champlain Towers South apartment building collapse, Part 16

    Becker, a law firm that represented the building’s condo association, said it would pay $31 million; Morabito Consultants, an engineering firm hired to inspect the building for its 40-year recertification process, said it would pay $16 million; and DeSimone Consulting Engineers, a structural...
  14. Phil1934

    Why are shallow foundations embedded a minimum depth?

    12" for chipmunks, future plantings
  15. Phil1934

    Lag Screw Length

    Lateral is in the NDS where they don't differentiate between bolts and lags so take the embedded length. You might enjoy this. https://www.awc.org/codes-standards/calculators-software/connectioncalc
  16. Phil1934

    Wood Lag Screw Design

    p 83/206 https://www.awc.org/pdf/codes-standards/publications/nds/AWC-NDS2018-ViewOnly-171117.pdf
  17. Phil1934

    Miami Beach, Champlain Towers South apartment building collapse, Part 13

    FBPE newsletter Rule 61G15-19.001(6) and (6)(a), Florida Administrative Code, Grounds for Disciplinary Procedures, says: (6) A professional engineer shall not commit misconduct in the practice of engineering. Misconduct in the practice of engineering as set forth in Section 471.033(1)(g)...
  18. Phil1934

    Miami Beach, Champlain Towers South apartment building collapse, Part 13

    https://www.miamiherald.com/news/local/community/miami-dade/miami-beach/article254082008.html
  19. Phil1934

    SF Tower settlement Part II

    https://archinect.com/news/article/150279448/work-on-san-francisco-s-millennium-tower-repair-halted-after-further-sinking-discovered
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