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  1. bigmakattak

    Wooden Fence - Residential

    I am doing an engineering look at an existing 7' -6" high wooden yard fence in Oakland Ca. The fence has 4x6 posts with 8 foot spacing. I am not used to wind designs and don't have software available. From some charts the base wind speed looks to be 92 mph and then an allowance for reducing to...
  2. bigmakattak

    Connecting steel plate to wood beam - Composite Beam

    Hi, I want to move a post in the basement to make a clear span of 17 feet for the main floor beam. It is (3) 2 x 12's now with a 12' span. I have calculated to the point of figuring the plate to be 5/16" on each side but will use 3/8" x 10". I have calculated max shear of 5.9K, max moment of 26...

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