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  1. WIstructural

    Cold Formed Steel Shear Wall with Steel Sheathing

    29ga U or R panel is used for the shear walls in self storage frequently. McElroy Metals has an approval report IAPMO Report - ER-0270 that has diaphragm values in it.
  2. WIstructural

    Indiana C of A

    I don't believe Indiana requires a COA. I find this link helpful when checking on COA requirements. It is from a company called Harbor Compliance. They give links to states so you can do the double checking.
  3. WIstructural

    Recruitment platforms

    We post on Indeed, but don't have much success getting viable applicants for engineering positions from there. Most success has come through using recruiters.
  4. WIstructural

    Can't find LGSI handbook

    I second the recommendation of the CFS software. American Iron and Steel Institute does publish a Cold-Formed Steel Design Manual, my 2002 editions has Z-member span charts (similar to AISC), I attached an example. The current edition is 2017, I do not know if they have continued to publish the...
  5. WIstructural

    Laptop Screen Size

    Thank you all for your responses.
  6. WIstructural

    Laptop Screen Size

    The engineering department at my company is finally starting to get laptop. I was wondering what people thoughts are on screen size. The laptops will mostly be used in the office with docking stations and two 24 in monitors. The primary reason to get laptops is to allow some flexibility in work...
  7. WIstructural

    SHEAR WALL SHEATHING NAILING

    One place to look is at ICC report ESR-1539, it is from ISANTA. It have a lot of values for different horizontal diaphragms and shear walls.
  8. WIstructural

    HAWE Plastic

    Thanks for the info.
  9. WIstructural

    HAWE Plastic

    I am working on a project that we originally designed in Europe. The material spec'd was HAWE plastic, I am struggling to find an equalent here in the US. The engineer in Europe further expanded with this comment "As for the plastic, HAWE is a material build out of Cotton fiber impregnated with...
  10. WIstructural

    Poorly paid, exploited, or typical?

    If you are having trouble finding a new job, I suggest reading Dan Miller's "48 days to the Work I Love". He goes through a step by step process on how to find the right job for you. It worked for me. Also, if you have gone on that many interviews in the last year, without an offer, maybe you...

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