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  1. RST1952

    Florida Code Question

    That would be great. I wasn't sure how to deal with the new corrosive wood treatments. One magazine I read suggested inert spacers between the wood and the metal or increasing the galvanizing. Might as well let Simpson deal with the problem. My e-mail address is: Robert.S.Tucker@usace.army.mil...
  2. RST1952

    Florida Code Question

    Thanks. You've saved my friend some bucks.
  3. RST1952

    Florida Code Question

    I grew up in FL but, although licensed there, have never practised in that state. I'm assisting a friend with the design of a custom home (CMU with fabricated wood trusses located near the coast) and am trying to decided which of the prescriptive manuals to purchase, if any. The FL Code allows...
  4. RST1952

    Steel Penstock Corrosion

    A visual and UT inspection of a 27'-0" diameter, exposed, steel penstock at a hydropower station has revealed numerous pits due to corrosion, both iside and out. The original plate thickness was 1". Some of the corrosion pits, which reduce the plate thickness down to .25" in some...
  5. RST1952

    How often do your calculations get checked ?

    I have worked for several different divisions of a government engineering agency as a structural engineer for the past 15 years. The design sections of these divisions have ranged from medium to large. I have had cursory checks performed on my calculations less than five times in my career. I...
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