We have put in a ton of lifters, and my crew has never balked at some rebar. This is one of the most important parts of precast and in many cases this can govern your design. Depending on the plant setup you can handle the parts after casting, loading, and site erection. At each stage you...
For dowels I have plotted the Vf/Vr, and Tf/Tr values like you see below. PCI and CPCI contain this clause. I am not sure why you are not specifying a produce like Dayton Superior where they are tested. Some on the market nowadays seem to be copying others, but they should have data to...
I see a few are reading this, so I will add a bit more of the process I am working thru. My goal is to create a simple script to calculate member reactions. Most EORs in my area only include the factored reactions, and I waste a lot of time figuring out the dead/live/snow load values for...
How do you get in touch with Connor? I would like to get on the wait list for his training. I need to improve some of my basic skills so some aspects go faster.
Sure. The reason I posted was to see if anyone else wanted some ideas. I did not find a ton of great examples when I started, so I thought others might be interested. I will share a number of things for the benefit of others, so do not be annoyed if I drone on a bit.
I started looking into...
I have been working on a project to create more of my calculation sheets using Jupyter Lab or Notebooks. I did not like the look of the output, so I went searching for options to improve the quality of the calculation sheets. This turned out to be a bit of a headache given how little I...
I look at the notification list below and think they must not know their audience. It seems they needed to redo the whole site to change the format. I doubt incremental changes would have been possible given how antiquated the old system was.
The notification settings are terrible. Endless clicks. I thought I clicked off all the important ones, and this am 5 more notifications. If I get more than one or two a day, bye bye. We come here to chat with others, it is not a business. I get you need to pay the bills, but...
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I do not have the patience you do Celt. I think Opensees is a good option for me for the analysis. I am working thru a few simple problems still. The University types sure use it, but it takes some patience. The AI tools are quite helpful to sort out code issues.
I will stick to the...
I have been working on my python skills and have plans to make some tools for clients to use. I started with a simple truss problem from Engineering Skills (snip of below). I want to automate some design tasks, and now I am certain I can. The tools I want to create for our clients will speed...
TLHS, it is their money and they have the most at risk. All we can do is present the options and it is up to them to decide. I am not suggesting anything less than the minimum for basic life safety. Few understand we mean life safety when we design for seismic.
We all have read your posts and I am confident you will navigate around the drawing issue fine. The question of the level of upgrade comes down to a risk discussion with the owner. Given it is a realitvely high seismic zone I would expect a large amount of damage or total buidling loss if that...
We have detailed leaving the foam a number of times. Some complain about the work, others have told me it is a minor task. The EPS foam used is between 10-15psi. At the rated load it will only compress 0.26" if your insulation is the typical 2 5/8" thick.
We see this frequently. It tends to come up when the owner is trying to sell their property and someone digs into documents. Building inspectors have asked for this as well. Few understand the significance of the request from an engineering standpoint. We have had many conversations...
So much of this depends on the value of the claim. Small claim, good client that has been paying fees for eons, and they are likely going to cover it. If he has many pieces of expensive equipment in the shed at the time that is damaged things get more complicated. At that point they send out...
