Also, I've emailed the engineer who stamps our stuff and he is pretty much telling me the same thing as you guys. I'm just very new to all this and I feel like I have to deal with a lot of stuff at once. I'm just trying to think of what happens if I do leave. I've applied to so many other places...
Ok here is the whole story. We don't have an in-house engineer so I draw everything up send it off the the engineer who reviews everything and makes suggestions on things that need to be changed. If everything is good, he sends back sealed drawings. I then send the file to the detailer who...
I have a contract with this company that he would pay my student loans and I would pay him back with a lower simple interest. He worded that in a way that if I leave for any reason, the entire amount would be due right then and there. I called the texas board, but they couldn't do anything about...
I had a heated discussion with my boss's son today (both non-engineer) and I told him I have evidence that they have modified stamped drawings when we get our final design back. He said that it was perfectly ok "if you make the member bigger". That's not entirely true because when I design...
Thank you all for your insight. It seems everything that is being discussed makes sense to me. So would taking the SE in Texas (which doesnt recognize SE) help me if I was applying for licensure in a state like Illinois where you HAVE to be an SE to do anything? Assuming I meet all other...
I haven't really found a good answer on the topic so I thought I would try here.
As of now, Texas does not recognize S.E.'s. Or in other words, if I take the 16 hour exam and pass, I will only get my P.E. license. New Mexico, on the other hands, will give you a S.E. designation.
NCEES is the...
dhengr:
I don't have to have holes in the middle of my columns. I'd rather have them off to the side and in the corner so they're not really visible when they're set in place. These weep holes are only for the contractor benefit when they leave the frames laying on their sides on the job site...
phamENG:
Yes I am a PEMB designer. I'm fairly new to all this so I don't know how much knowledge I can bring to the table. I work at a firm that doesn't have a licensed engineer, so all my stuff has to be outsourced (Yes I called my state engineering board to ask them if what I am doing is legal...
When we fabricate our buildings we drill weep holes near the base plates and cap plates. I drill 1/4" weep holes and keep my holes 1" from all welds. I have not found any rule stating how far I have to stay away from welds, but I was just told to stay away from critical welds. I work with built...
