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I agree it's a bit insane and unrealistic. I don't want to share details about where the rumor came from, but they are credible and I don't know why they'd make up something like that, considering their role with respect to NCEES and the exams. Hopefully they are wrong or over-simplifying what...

I heard a rumor that NCEES intends to remove structural as a discipline for the regular PE exam such that the SE exam will be the only exam that is structural-specific. Money grab or trying to tighten up the industry? It may not be true and I can think of basic reasons why it sounds good on...

Would sliding full-length sisters up through the soffit at the eave be possible? I've seen it done that way before.

I do this and it appears to be the norm in my area.

I've been on the delegated side many times and the UDL approach is nothing but frustrating for everyone. I've had the exact same experiences as EngDM and 271828. So funny this thread comes up. Just last week on the biggest project I've ever done, for the first time ever I tried to use the UDL...

I was going to say the exact same thing LOL Mr. TOOTB, can you please post a sketch of what you are describing?

Wow. 1.5 years of experience and still only doing shop drawing review day in, day out? I can sympathize with feeling like it's a bit of a waste of your education and skills to not do ANY design or analysis. Like 271828, I've met engineers that are OK with that and have no desire to do much...

Can you elaborate on why it's demeaning?

Harpoon here. I use the extent arrows sometimes, but not typically. I haven't gotten any questions from a builder about what either indicates (yet). That said, I DID catch flack from a fellow EIT 3 years ago when I kicked back a draft set of plans where he put the harpoon the opposite way of...

Maybe you can add another new ply to the inside face of the perimeter beam if deteriorated joist ends need to be cut back after hangers are removed.

Good lord... That is the most complicated roof I have ever seen. I agree with Seppe and Eng16080's comments. Stick to your guns and try to keep your analysis and load paths simple at the onset for consulting with the truss supplier. Hopefully, they can stomach what you bring to the table at...

I'm only mildly joking when I say we're spoiled here on the mid-US East Coast with our low seismic and snow, but at this point any ASCE hazard map search coming up with more than 35 psf ground snow load has me raising my eyebrows in mock alarm.

Correct, that's usually the simplest aspect of the existing conditions survey scope. Yes, it can be. For me, yes. I haven't run into that exact situation with a turn down slab, but I have hired a GPR survey before to determine slab thicknesses, dimension of interior footings below slabs. It's...

Challenging project. Personally, I would probably approach the design of this assembly with cold-formed steel, assuming you haven't ruled that out. I suspect the connections/detailing for resolving the ceiling frame loading into the TJI rafter will provide the clearest direction for designing...

Obviously, there are many ways to skin this cat. It appears one of your major concerns are the aesthetics since it's exposed and very high-end. On projects I've done, aesthetics are the be-all-end-all design requirement, largely irrespective of cost/complexity. Perhaps some inquiries to the...

Understood--I don't think anyone here is trying to outright deride their design or your curiosity, of which the latter is prudent in any case (as you've experienced). Best wishes to you, of course.

This was also my initial impression, having consulted on small structures intended to be constructed in multiple US states. The folks in this thread have provided reasonable advice in terms of the relatively negligible construction savings you may gain by "sharpening the pencil" on the...

Try to clean it (your hand, a paper towel, a wire brush) and see if you have loss of corrosion protection or section.

In some cases, it doesn't need to be more than a $5 wire brush to get an idea initially. I worked on a project where we thought the rust wasn't too bad, but a simple wire brush cleaning revealed the section was completely perforated. Very exciting stuff. Getting clean down to bare metal can...