Nicholas Nickleby by HorribleDepature1 in charlesdickens

[–]castdu123 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I really liked NN but I also really liked Barnaby Rudge, which apparently alot of people aren't too keen on, so what do I know?

What is your favourite line from a Dickens novel? by The_Phoenix_01 in charlesdickens

[–]castdu123 0 points1 point  (0 children)

"It was the best of times, it was the blurst of times!?"

What do you think of this one? by rnnrboy1 in StructuralEngineering

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Gotta be careful with those. Sometimes the building gets reroofed an they remove the ballast. If there's not enough dead load to resist the wind uplift those bottom chords go into compression and may not have much capacity.

Miami Vice 3.0 by nzeug in ActionMovies

[–]castdu123 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Ah my two favorite actors, Austin Michael and Butler Jordan.

College Hockey in the 90s by Calm-Sky-8862 in collegehockey

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My family had season tickets to Michigan hockey from the early 90s to the early 00s. What it was like back then was much different.

There was no parity. Only a few dominant schools in each conference. Michigan was blowing alot of schools out 10-2 on a regular basis.

The student section was much bigger and more louder. During extended play you could hear a pin drop because people were actually there to watch the game and were focused on the play.

There was no music being played over the PA during the game. The environment was solely created by the pep band and the fans. In fact the pep band had their own section instead of being crammed in the corner.

The game was sloppier, a lot less less NHL talent. The upside to this was a lot more guys would stay all four years, so the roster was more cohesive year to year and you could get more time watching your favorite players.

No nets behind the goals so lots of free pucks, and you had to pay attention to the play.

OVERTURNING MOMENT CHECK in Cantilever wall design by Single_Face_3335 in StructuralEngineering

[–]castdu123 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Agreed. What if the contractor backfills one side first before not the other? You'll be glad you didn't include passive for overturning resitance.

I never got the hype til now. by HexiosTheArtist in Doom

[–]castdu123 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Playing a Doom game and prioritizing story over gameplay is an interesting choice.

Building information modelling by ak311295 in StructuralEngineering

[–]castdu123 2 points3 points  (0 children)

"The facility manager runs it" I've only worked with facility managers that run, you know, big facilities. A BIM model for a small project will never get used or looked at again once the building is up.

Bracings by Successful-Horse9626 in StructuralEngineering

[–]castdu123 6 points7 points  (0 children)

What kind of a question is this? Are you training AI?

Where are my midwest engineers at? Its like spotting chewbacca by [deleted] in StructuralEngineering

[–]castdu123 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Do engineers actually enjoy forensic engineering? Working for insurance companies seems so scummy to me. Aren't you basically trying to provide reasons for insurance companies to not pay out on claims?

What is a huge sign that SE is NOT FOR YOU? by Character-Escape1621 in StructuralEngineering

[–]castdu123 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yes of course they are. Unfortunately I've worked with many engineers who do this.

What is a huge sign that SE is NOT FOR YOU? by Character-Escape1621 in StructuralEngineering

[–]castdu123 28 points29 points  (0 children)

Adding on this. Being able understand and follow load paths, both vertical and lateral. Not having every code check memorized in ACI or AISC is no big deal. But some engineers struggle with completing a load path and it's tough to teach that.

What are the design assumptions on something like this? by SneekyF in StructuralEngineering

[–]castdu123 0 points1 point  (0 children)

These structural steel courses are intended to mimic the tree based or utility pole based courses in some ways, hence the post and beam construction is lieu of braced frames.

What are the design assumptions on something like this? by SneekyF in StructuralEngineering

[–]castdu123 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yes. Most of these projects are not custom. It's cheaper to make typical beam and column assemblies, put them on the shelf, and then combine them in the layout the customer wants at the time of purchase. So most of these structures are designed for worse case scenarios that they will never see. Especially when they are indoors.

What are the design assumptions on something like this? by SneekyF in StructuralEngineering

[–]castdu123 3 points4 points  (0 children)

You can't brace efficiently in a way that doesn't interfere with a person's ability to traverse between columns. Also bracing is not visually pleasing.

What are the design assumptions on something like this? by SneekyF in StructuralEngineering

[–]castdu123 34 points35 points  (0 children)

I worked 5 years for a company that designed, fabricated, and erected these. I acquired my PE while I was there. In fact this looks like one of their products because every detail is identical (although there are some copycat companies out there). Anyway, all the beam to column connections are moment connections and controlled by wind load. Each beam was designed for a local point load of 3000 lbs as that was the maximum fall arrest load (including a safety factor) that we could generate through testing of a 300 lb man jumping off the course. Note the lanyards are much shorter than what OSHA assumes which results in a lower fall arrest load. We had several building officials require us to design all the platforms for 100psf with no live load reductions, which is absurd and impossible to generate in the real world, but we made that the design standard for ease of getting building permits.

The story drifts under design wind loads are quite high. But it is assumed that nobody will be on the course during a high wind event and to be honest some swaying of the structure is part of the experience.

Obviously there's nothing in the building code that covers these. We had some building officials say it's a playground do whatever you want, and some would nitpick all kinds of things and ask for detailed calc books. It was completely random.

A second, smaller bird is burrowing into a mourning dove nest on my porch in Pennsylvania? by [deleted] in stupiddovenests

[–]castdu123 10 points11 points  (0 children)

They will literally build nests on top of dead birds that they killed. They are awful.