We visited the site prior to the steel being installed and found some dimensional discrepancies of anchor bolt locations compared to our drawings. We notified the architect (whom with we are contracted) and requested as-built foundation plans including actual anchor bolt locations (we did not...
We designed structural steel framing for a building. The builder installed the steel before we were able to review required shop drawings. Who takes on responsibility for the installed steel? The steel fabricator should not have delivered steel without approved shop drawings.
Thank you all for your input. I contacted the Board of Design Professionals and they said they can bring this issue up at the next meeting February 21. I also contacted my liability insurance carrier and have not heard back yet. I'll keep you posted.
My firm conducted a structural inspection of a multifamily residence up for sale. I stamped the 9 page report with my Registered Professional Structural Engineer's stamp and signed and dated it. We got a call from a prospective buyer inquiring about the 2 page report! Apparently the client...
During an inspection of the interior of a church steeple spire, we noticed that there were masonry pockets built into the brick walls. Some of the pockets still had wood members in them but the rest of the wood members were water damaged and termite damaged and had fallen to the floor below...
It is a uniform triangular load perpendicular to the plate with the large magnitude along the fixed edge between the other two fixed edges converging to zero along the free edge.
Does anyone have Roark's Formulas for Stress and Strain? I need equations for maximum bending moment, shear, and deflection for a flat plate fixed on three edges and free on one edge.
I am reading it correctly on the plan; maybe the draftsman wrote it incorrectly? If you have the allowable loads, I can compare the capacity with other joists on the plan (300plf total and 240plf Live +/-)
I have a client who wants me to design a 60' x 75' open sided canopy structure that will be covered with fabric. The fabric is to be removed in the fall and therefore he does not want us to include snow loads in the design. is this allowed? Does anyone have any experience with that kind of...
What is the appropriate design standard to use for designing a foundation for a wind turbine? I have been given reactions for the turbine and tower that were generated with RISA Tower, so they conform to TIA-222.
But can I take those loads and design a footing using ACI-318, like I would for a...
