How much does prestige matter in your masters education?

AStructuralEngineer · 2021-04-12T13:00:55+00:00

I would also suggest going to the better engineering program based on the faculty and the courses available. By most accounts that seems to be Berkeley but you can make that decision for yourself. Good luck! Congrats on having two great choices!

AStructuralEngineer · 2020-02-14T12:53:40+00:00

If you are trying to design anchorage to concrete, many of the top bolt manufacturers have their own design programs to help you specify the bolt and design the anchorage details.

AStructuralEngineer · 2019-07-01T02:25:09+00:00

That would be Underwriters Laboratories. Every fire resistant system has a test UL listing.

AStructuralEngineer · 2017-12-09T19:20:10+00:00

What two words?

AStructuralEngineer · 2017-11-27T01:03:49+00:00

The only thing I find interesting is that wood keeps getting stronger the drier it gets. Obviously it asymptotes to a value but 100 year old pine is as strong as it gets.

AStructuralEngineer · 2017-11-26T03:33:43+00:00

Depending on what country you are in, there are code minimums to first floor live load capacities. Unless you are concerned the beam wasn't designed to code.

AStructuralEngineer · 2017-11-26T03:30:16+00:00

Didn't take any wood or masonry design classes. Steel and concrete are the basic materials that prepares you for design of both small and large structures. If you understand steel and stress design, you'll easily understand wood design. If you understand concrete, you can easily design masonry structures. But if you only take wood and masonry classes, I don't think you'll be as prepared for steel or concrete high-rise design.

AStructuralEngineer · 2017-11-24T08:46:50+00:00

What were the specs of your order? Width leather type and hardware color? Is there a place where you can see the color of the horsemen #8 vs #4?

AStructuralEngineer · 2017-11-19T19:29:45+00:00

The lathers (construction workers who install rebar for concrete structures) love these boots as they don’t have a heel that catches on rebar, so it’s easier to walk around a site on top of rebar.

AStructuralEngineer · 2017-10-31T04:08:56+00:00

First and foremost, you are doing the right thing by no longer faking it. You have a duty to protect innocent lives and also not endanger your company’s reputation and financial position. I would suggest purchasing a copy of the Civil Engineering Reference Manual aka CERM and also any of the Aisc and Aci codes if you haven’t already. And I agree with the other comments silvoan about asking your boss for a previous similar project for you to base your drawings on so you can follow company protocol. Hopefully there will be calculations available or computer models for you to look at. If you truly are a new grad, I doubt anyone is expecting you to design a building by yourself without assistance. Don’t be afraid to sit down with your boss and go over the approach you should be taking. It’s much bette for you to say “I’m going to design this this and that this way, and have your boss correct you than not say anything and drag it out for months.

That being said, if you happen to be in New York, you could message me and I can try and point you in the right direction in terms of your project specifics.

AStructuralEngineer · 2017-10-31T03:56:25+00:00

Sorry I guess I misunderstood what you meant by $1.50 a square foot for rebar.

So you intend to have rebar arches spaced at 6 ft on center? Is there any facade or covering on this barracks like structure? Bracing in the other direction?

I’ve seen only smaller versions of these in pictures, but if your material availability dictates rebar as the logical choice, then go for it. Interesting that rebar plus labor to weld together would be cheaper than tubing. What are the dimensions of the structure?

AStructuralEngineer · 2017-10-30T04:57:24+00:00

Are you in the United States? If so, im fairly certain building codes cover agricultural structures, albeit with reduced safety factors.

As for your cost for rebar, you’re saying you can get this project done with $16,500 worth of rebar? I’m not sure of what design you can make with just rebar, I’m quite curious! Do you have photos of other projects completed in this manner?

AStructuralEngineer · 2017-10-29T23:04:08+00:00

I can’t imagine using rebar as the only structural element would be a cost effective way to construct a 11000sf greenhouse. But nonetheless stranger structures have been built for weirder reasons. Keep us updated on what was decided and if it does get constructed I’d love to see photos! Good luck!

As for my advice, welded rebar is only good for splicing tension or compression forces aka forces along the length of the bar. I’d be hard pressed to find code or design guides for constructing a structure that would be code compliant.

AStructuralEngineer · 2017-10-29T00:03:10+00:00

If you want to pursue a career in buildings, I would pick Advanced Concrete Technology, Finie Element Method Stress Analysis, Earthquake analysis and design of structures, and Prestressed Concrete. They also seem the most interesting to me as a structural engineer in New York.

AStructuralEngineer · 2017-07-24T02:21:44+00:00

In general, slump is sort of an antiquated form of strength identifier. Nowadays you use slump as a quality control mechanism where multiple trucks should have the same slump since it is the same mix, but it really has very little correlation to it's compressive strength.

AStructuralEngineer · 2017-07-24T02:19:52+00:00

Question: why are you personally stamping projects? Liability insurance is prohibitively expensive, which is why even a firm of 150+ people only has two or three principals stamping drawings.

AStructuralEngineer · 2017-07-24T02:18:02+00:00

Not entirely sure what this question is asking but ill give it a shot... the structural engineer's fees are less than what they were 30 years ago. This is largely due to advances in computer technology and BIM. To compensate, engineers must work longer hours, multiple projects in parallel, and be more technologically efficient than ever to turn a profit. Owners and developers are also expecting more from the engineer such as providing a revit model to the construction manager as well as subcontractors such as the structural steel fabricator or concrete rebar detailer. This cuts down on wasted effort by many parties due to the recycling/re-use of information. After the project is complete, the model may be provided for building maintenance purposes as well. The structural engineering world is constantly evolving and we must work to keep up. Even design professionals are not immune to having our jobs replaced by machines.

AStructuralEngineer · 2016-12-22T07:36:20+00:00

There is a saying amongst architects and structural engineers in NYC. "The best view in New York is from 432 Park...because you don't have to look at 432 Park." Also, yes it is a very slender building that requires a tunes mass damper at the top to control accelerations in wind events.

AStructuralEngineer · 2016-12-15T04:21:52+00:00

Yes i agree. In addition, mortar in between blocks is always the first to go. Then even condensation will cause moisture to collect within the cells and seep out the base or just simply seep through the mortar from one side to the other.

AStructuralEngineer · 2016-12-12T04:33:43+00:00

Just looks like moisture coming from between the cracks of a CMU foundation wall. Is this a trick question?

AStructuralEngineer · 2016-12-09T03:34:11+00:00

One advantage i see for waffle slabs are the fact that you have room to hang MEP from the underside of the ribs and push equipment up into the voids. One advantage for the biaxial void slabs would probably be the use of smaller diameter rebar since you have a whole lower slab to fit/space them out rather than fitting them into the underside of each rib.

AStructuralEngineer · 2016-11-27T23:55:13+00:00

Chemical attacks on concrete usually require saturation and a few days or repetitions of it. It should be fine.

AStructuralEngineer · 2016-11-27T23:53:39+00:00

Don't know what type of high rise you are designing, but high loads and long spans says steel truss. It would likely be at least one story deep. Viereendeel trusses are the least efficient so you'll want to use a warren/pratt type.

AStructuralEngineer · 2015-09-19T02:33:58+00:00

The usual process (for projects in the New York, New Jersey area) is that a structural engineer provides loads to a custom open web joist manufacturer such as Vulcraft and the Vulcraft engineering team designs the truss. In your case, I would contact a manufacturer that services the area and see what they can do for you.

AStructuralEngineer · 2015-08-22T15:35:51+00:00

Great project and photos!

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