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  1. Wrightguy

    Stair Stringer Design

    Could anyone recommend a good refernce for steel stringer design. It seems there is a de-facto std. using mc12X10.6 or c12X20.7. Has anyone run through these calcs to satisfy a curoisty on limtations of these channels?
  2. Wrightguy

    Need some good FE (EIT) Review advice?

    I'm planning on taking the FE (or EIT) this fall. I would like to get some ideas from others about how they went about preparing. My background is little different from the norm. I'm a little older than most college freshman (36) and have been taking classes one semester at a time...
  3. Wrightguy

    Public vs. Private

    Ok.... Everybody stay frosty on this one.... I would like to survey anyone who can help. Can anyone give me their opinion on whether its better to work for a private engineering company or a public entity? (i.e. government, DOT etc.) Looking for the pros & cons on this one gang. Can anyone...
  4. Wrightguy

    Help! I'm Sick of CAD.

    I'm in my mid thirties, married with two kids and have been doing nothing but Cad work for 10 years in the structural side of things to make a living. I'm considered a technician. I've been going to engineering school at night (1 class a semester) and have 7-8 classes left mostly humanties and...
  5. Wrightguy

    Fire Truck Loading

    Could anyone give me some ideas on where I could find the AASHTO load cases or Gross Vehicle Weight of a Large (hook & ladder type) fire truck. I have to check the capacity of a parking garage to withstand this type of loading in the Kansas City, Missouri area. Thanks ahead of time.

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