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The company is in the Canadian version of Chapter 11 Bankruptcy. They ceased production and laid off 400 of the 483 workers at their Sasatoon factory. There is an article from the local paper there with more information. It sounds like multiple lawsuits in the US, Canada and Europe are...

Thank you for all the responses. My computer has been down until today and this is my first chance to get back online. The strip footings are lightly loaded. The building frame is supported by the pad footings. They are oversized for uplift. The rebar in the footings is not exposed and has...

Hello, I am trying to get opinions or good references for determining how bad a problem there is. A contractor poured concrete pad and strip footings. Formwork was not good and the footings bowed out on the sides. Once the forms were removed, there are locations that are honeycombed. Any...

Hello, I am not sure what forum to put this in, but this is a good spot. I have recently discovered some odd things with my employer and paycheck. The company changed 401k providers a couple of months ago so not getting a statement seemed typical of the changeover. I checked on the account...

Would you calculate the uplift force at the first floor of a multistory building by using the first floor wall height with the total shear at that point with a flexible diaphragm? Each level will be considered seperate in terms of determining uplift at each floor this way and you will sum the...

That is correct if we have uplift at the second floor for method 2. I should have clarified it better, if we assume dead load is used and there is no uplift at the second floor, then you will get an increased uplift (about 40%??or more) using method 1. How would this be resolved?

Hello, I am new to this site and really found it to be informative so far. I have a question regarding multistory wood shear walls and uplilft. Two methods for determining overturning and uplift are described below for a two story building. Dead loads are neglected for the description...