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Yes, these are thin metal sheets ranging in thickness from 12 gauge to 20 gauge.

Hello Everyone, I have recently been getting jobs to analyze rooftop curbs for seismic/wind certifications. These rooftop curbs support RTUs with large areas, so wind is the governing load. Since this is new for me and lack of any references, I am only checking for compression buckling and...

Thank you, I understand. But vibration isolators come with housing around the spring, something like the one below. Doesn't that work as a snubber?"

Hi Everyone, The consultant has provided the following specification (see attached) for the attachment of mechanical equipment: they said it must be limited to the lateral force-resisting elements only. For example, in a steel building with OWSJ and a steel deck, they do not allow components to...

Thank you, everyone, for your input. As the total weight of the pipe is around 370 lb, we ended up anchoring it into the shelf angle at the second level. For the rest, it will be anchored into the brick veneer only at each level, allowing for a bit of slip. Thanks

Its a gas pipe or water pipe.

Hello Everyone, I have a problem where I need to run two 1.5" schedule 40 pipes vertically along the face of the brick veneer from ground level to roof level (9th floor). I have to install some clamps anchored into the brick veneer. The weight of the pipe is barely 6 plf. The interior partition...

Thank you, everyone, for your inputs and suggestions. They have been very helpful.

Thank you for the recommendation. I will take a look.

DVD, It has already been installed as per the drawing prepared by a Mechanical P.Eng. of my company. I just joined this company, and I have been asked to determine the load rating. Based on my research, I found that this kind of job is more aligned with mechanical engineering rather than...

Hi Everyone, I have a question. The consultant is asking for the pipe clamp capacity installed in different orientations. See attached drawings. I attempted to apply curved beam theory using Roark's formula, table 9.2 case 4, but the result is not quite convincing. Even though I reached out to...

I have a quick query regarding the vertical excavation of the soil. Nowadays, our city has issued a new advisory stating that any excavation occurring within 10 feet of the property line needs to be reviewed by a P.Eng. In the urban setting, due to the limited space up to the property line, the...

hello, how can we frame the house attached here? the amount of openings is approximately 76% and the middle portion is all open to the full height. thinking of installing a steel frame, but anchoring the steel posts to the 8" plain concrete foundation is another issue. the house has a long...

Hello, I was called by a client to assess the potential impact that will be caused by excavation work being done neighbor's house. As per the information I got from the client, it is understood that both of the houses have the same foundation depth. The neighbor of the client is going to...