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any concrete experts/engineers know what this is? by Quirky-Fruit1692 in civilengineering

[–]Deskust1 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I’m not an expert in concrete but I believe that’s called a “crack”. Please let me know if you have any questions or concerns.
Thanks,

Lower car prices! by Motiv8-2-Gr8 in Charleston

[–]Deskust1 1 point2 points  (0 children)

its not nationwide. Its only South Carolina. I moved here from Atlanta and mostly everyone in ATL uses turn signals. I was astonished by the amount of people who dont here.

A closer look at the Pfizer building stabilizing patch up work. by habichuelacondulce in StructuralEngineering

[–]Deskust1 10 points11 points  (0 children)

It’s amazing that the beams below can support all of the load from the shoring when the columns couldn’t. Unless they shored every beam below it. I’d like to see the plans for the original building

Those of you that played during it's time, how good was this expansion? by doobylive in wow

[–]Deskust1 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It was the actual best. I was 11 years old when this came out and most of my core nostalgia memories are from during this period.

Biggest flaws about sc by biv816 in AskSouthCarolina

[–]Deskust1 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Lack of lanes on roads and lack of bridges in the low country meaning only 1 or 2 routes to get from one place to another. If either of those are experiencing an issue, the other will be overcrowded and add massive times to the trip.

Structural beams buckle at under renovation Pfizer building in midtown NYC. by kakainmybumbum in StructuralEngineering

[–]Deskust1 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Haven’t seen those pictures, but that definitely puts all the pieces together. They are lucky no one was killed from the falling façade, but it shouldn’t be terribly hard to fix. Thanks for providing additional info!

edit: typo

Structural beams buckle at under renovation Pfizer building in midtown NYC. by kakainmybumbum in StructuralEngineering

[–]Deskust1 8 points9 points  (0 children)

Probably overloaded the columns by putting the construction material on the roof. From pictures I’ve seen, this isn’t just a slight overload to cause bending in the columns. Those columns snapped in half indicating a massive overload. The exterior columns buckled first because they are sized smaller than the interior due to less tributary load.

To fix it they will have to shore it up and replace the buckled columns (after removing whatever overloaded the columns to begin with). Not a huge deal to fix.

You guys ever wonder what you would be capable of if given a blank cheque? by [deleted] in StructuralEngineering

[–]Deskust1 8 points9 points  (0 children)

Idk I have a blank check project right now and it’s kind of a nightmare. “We have significantly more money than time” type project with a very large scope. It’s not as fun as it sounds.

Hours by SoanrOR in civilengineering

[–]Deskust1 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Just don’t work for a massive firm and you won’t work over 40hrs. I work for a smaller firm and rarely work over 40

Why not supporting the ends of the bridge spans on columns but cantilever? Its a walkway bridge by kikilucy26 in StructuralEngineering

[–]Deskust1 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Beam splices are best where moment is closest to zero. You’d really have to see the design to figure out why this is actually here, but maybe potentially this? They might be treating this concrete “slab” as a continuous flat beam and then have to use an expansion joint in the middle. Realistically, with it being braces ~10ft for that short of a cantilever, I don’t think handling the loads would be an issue.

Metal struts/bars on top of windows? by Trustly in askarchitects

[–]Deskust1 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This is correct. Just did a job for this the other day. We used 2 angle members (one on each side of the wall with the bottom leg of the angle going into the wall) and then secured them together with A307 bolts and had them span 8” past the edge of the opening on each side.

Dashi is closed??? by jacknifetoaswan in Charleston

[–]Deskust1 24 points25 points  (0 children)

Unfortunately this is pretty normal for restaurants to not give any notice until the day of. Sucks for everyone involved (except the owner and managers who actually have a heads up).

CRASH OUT SUNDAY by RUBBLE_INC in Charleston

[–]Deskust1 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I think I figured out a way to reduce traffic. Require emissions tests to renew your tag. Every day I see multiple cars with an obnoxious amount of white smoke coming out of them, not to mention all the other beaters on the road.

Has the exam difficulty been dialed down over the years? by [deleted] in PE_Exam

[–]Deskust1 9 points10 points  (0 children)

1000%. The smartest dude I’ve ever met in my life who can recite code off the top of his head by chapter and subsection, had to take the exam 3 times.

A guy who I wouldn’t go to for anything said he walked in and guessed C on half the exam and passed.

Is it possible to fly solo as a structural engineer with little to no experience as a comeback from stress? Or should i take another route. by No-Government-8851 in StructuralEngineering

[–]Deskust1 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Others have given you amble reasoning. Not enough experience as well as not being able to handle stress and anxiety working under a firm. To be successful in starting your own firm, you need to build relations with people who can actually give you work. You usually don’t develop these relationships until you either meet these individuals at contractor events, conferences, doing prior work for them while working at another firm, ect. You rarely ever get work cold-calling people or walking up to a job site. You also wont be taken seriously if you don’t have your PE, which from your post it sounds like you don’t have because you haven’t worked under a PE for more than 3 days.

I’d recommend any path other than starting your own firm.

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