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  1. ALazyStudent

    Glass thickness for pool

    In that case, just make sure you account for the cost of the engineer.
  2. ALazyStudent

    Best roof system on a loadbearing CMU building when stuff get hung

    That depends on the pipe size and what they're filled with. If they're 3" pipes filled with water, for example, figure that all the pipes will be filled with water, find the weight per linear foot (or look it up). Design your beams with two worst case scenarios- the a pipe being hung parallel...
  3. ALazyStudent

    stress in plates

    The eccentricity between the applied force and the resisting weld (the weld to the structure below) will cause a moment, putting one end of the assembly in tension and one other side in compression. I'd start by checking for buckling in the web. You'd then need to check the weld strength for...
  4. ALazyStudent

    TJI Joists to Masonry Firewall

    Bolt a ledger to masonry, embed some straps around masonry rebar. Nail straps to top of joist for out of plane connection, use a simpson hanger for TJI. Is there some facet of the masonry firewall that I'm not catching onto that will prohibit this solution?

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