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OK, thanks for the responses. I didn't think it could be flush and smooth, but thought I would ask some others before reporting back to owner.

Mostly because it is no longer load bearing. To explain why will take much effort on both our parts. I am simply wondering if anyone has any experience cutting concrete flush to an existing object along a vertical plane.

I have an existing footing with concrete stem wall sitting on top of it, centered. I need to cut the footing flush with one face of the stem wall for a length of about 5 ft in a few locations for a project. Do you know of any easy methods of doing this besides placing several vertical kerfs...

connectegr, You are right with me. I suggested several things like this, your suggestion being the first. This is going on a piece of equipment in a very large factory. The original one was similar to this I'm told, so they want to recreate it and management will have it no other way. I...

Strange situation here. I have a contractor that is supplying some structural items for an industrial application. They ran this scenario by me. Don't bother with the whys. I got caught up in the whys for about an hour and I'm not sure why it HAS to be this way yet either. A 18' long...

A2mfk, I agree with most you just posted; however, this guy is an actual living, breathing, licensed P.E. I looked him up on the state board's list to be sure. So, he really is a truss engineer as he meets the same requirements I do to be licensed. I can say though, that the man did not know...

I don't have all the experience as some of these other folks, but I agree with those who say they wouldn't do a 3-sided shearwall blding with this footprint. As others have stated, the eccentricity is just too large. Brace this side.

Lion, thanks for the solidarity. I appreciate it. Yes, I was ticked yesterday. First time I've ever had another engineer questioning my work. I'm sure it happens to everyone from time to time, but I'm a younger guy and this was a first for me. We all know that opinions vary greatly, even...

Lion - all foundation work was completed today. Framing should begin next week. I can't tell you how much it bothered me today. I think the truss engineer is just that. A truss engineer. Not saying that all are one trick ponies, so please no one take offense at that. I don't think he...

Yes, it is a large tributary height. But according to the framers, that actually doesn't matter. Who knew?

Yes, I checked the chords, of course. Had to make a nice splice detail that when they turn to that page of the plans they'll probably want another $500 or so. It'll go something like this: "We're just going to do a 6' splice on the top plate, OK? What do you mean, No? You're crazy as hell!"...

Man! Being able to look at a set of plans is worth so much! Sorry, but I just don't want to post them here. :) This part of the building is a box. 140' (note typo earlier with 180) x 60'. Shear walls located under the diaphragm ends. Can't get much simpler than this situation. I am...

Sorry, the tributary width thing is a vertical height. As in, total height that catches wind and distributes to the diaphragm. Yes, very much a commercial job here. I checked my calcs and it's actually over 500 plf shear flow. I said 400 earlier as just a "gut feeling" thing. About 32,000...

The diaphragm spans 180 feet and has a tributary width of 24'. The shear walls connected to it are 60' long. I am just shaking my head how someone could think it shouldn't be blocked.

I have a job where the shear flow in a wood roof diaphragm is a little over 400 plf. Blocking is required. The framing sub doesn't want to supply the blocking for whatever reasons and they have the truss supplier (also a PE) saying that the blocking is not necessary. I've never been in this...

"It seems like one of those things where there's no right way to do it." I wouldn't say that... it is one of those things where everyone has their own way of doing it and think that it's the only way that would stand up in court. I just can't be convinced that the email way of doing it...

OK. Asked my lawyer about this and this is what he said. I think that your question about whether it would be "valid" in court is really asking whether or not these records would be admissible at a trial? Emails are used at trial all the time. Millions of dollars are spent by huge...

True, and your points do seem reasonable. Just seems to me, you could send it to enough email servers that it would be nearly irrefutable. Otherwise, why should I print emails that others send me and put in a project file. Should we be date stamping these too by a notary? I'm not being...

It is just so much quicker for me to type something than to write it out by hand. I can't see how my journals wouldn't be admissible in court. I start each out with a date and a news headline. Yes, I'm paranoid. I keep the email open the whole day and type things as they happen. At the end...

What do you suggest then?