I was having a discussion with another engineer today, he is an older guy that learned the old ASD method of design. He states that he would never, ever, under any circumstance use a member that didn't follow the depth equals half span rule of thumb. I think that this is more of a guide, and...
I am having a "discussion" with another engineer. He wants to weld a square tube directly to a square tube, without following the criteria for a moment connection outline in K.3, one tube is a 4x4 and the other is a 8x6. This connection does not fall in line with the spec because the tubes...
I have a co-worker that insists the min. spacing requirements of s=15(40000/fs)-2.5cc do not apply to foundations, this is a one way p-ile cap, but has no real explanation why the requirement doesn't apply. I am a fairly new engineer, and from reading the commentary (ACI 318-08) I don't see an...
I am a stuctural guy trying to help someone with some drafting standards. I have been tasked with finding the turning radius of a HS-20 truck. I can't find this information anywhere, but I have found the turning radius of several vehicles. All I can find about HS-20 trucks is the load...
My company is in the middle of evaluating software. I was picked to work with the CSI family of software. As I have been working with these programs, it seems that there isn't one program that can be used to check everything together. It seems that I am able to export from SAP2000 or ETABS to...
