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  1. Cthornton

    top soil bearing capacity

    I agree with GeoPaveTraffic 100% gcmnair you need some help - find a PE who is willing to give you a hand / advice.
  2. Cthornton

    PE Civil Exam reference?

    I'm coming in a little late here but thought I would throw in my two cents. I took and passed the exam a few years back, and like pretty much everyone else in the room I took in a mountain of books. However I kept going back to my trusty old McGraw Hill "Standard Handbook for Civil Engineers"...
  3. Cthornton

    Foundation design for Pre-Engineered Building

    I've designed quite a few of these foundations. Here are a few important concrete details that I have often seen over looked on Pre-Fab building plans: 1. Overall slab dimensions will typically be larger than 50'x100'. Typical slabs will be 50'-3" x 100'- 3" because of a 1 1/2" sheet ledge...
  4. Cthornton

    Mobile home basements

    Is the basement directly under the mobile home? How will the mobile home be supported? Typical supports (blocks) under mobile homes I have reviewed are 6' centers unless manufactures specs require other.
  5. Cthornton

    Minimum Frost Depth Northern Michigan

    Your best bet is to contact your local building inspector, or building permit office. They will be able to give you the answer to assure compliance with local building code. Anytime I've had the same question for various areas around the country, the local inspectors have been very helpful...
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    how is "wg" defined

    I came across the following in a specification: "...positive internal pressure of + or - 10 inches wg" 1. What is wg? 2. How can I measure it? 3. Can it be correleated to psi or inches Hg? thanks in advance chad
  7. Cthornton

    Inlet Scubber Sizing

    thanks for the advice
  8. Cthornton

    Gas Compressor Inlet Scrubber Sizing

    I am fairly new to the gas compression field. Can anyone recommend a software package to size (height, diameter, inlet, outlet etc..) inlet scrubbers for 5 - 30 psi suction pressures related to compression. I have been searching for a software package for awhile without any luck. If no...
  9. Cthornton

    Inlet Scubber Sizing

    I am fairly new to the gas compression field. Can anyone recommend a software package to size (height, diameter, inlet, outlet etc..) inlet scrubbers for 5 - 30 psi suction pressures related to compression. I have been searching for a software package for awhile without any luck. If no...
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