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Man I'm going to sound like a little kid for asking this question. What do you guys think? I'm curious, what is a decent Structural Engineer to you guys? Limit it two answer, dont say he needs to have strong eduction, strong experience, unlimited resources, have all the licenses in the world...

The canopy is 51'x10', the 3/4" threaded S.S. rods are connected at the top end of the canopy. there are four of this rods. At the other end of the canopy, a 6"SQ. HSS is used as a support. When there is an uplift force, the rods are going to be under compression. I have never checked a rod...

When calculating for the uplift load, do you take into consideration the weight of the roof? I'm not sure if I should subtract the weight to the uplift load. Should I not take the roofs weight into account to maximize the uplift? I think I was looking at Alan Williams book and he subtracted...

My main goal is to become a license PE-structural and SE engineer, hopefully in multiple state. I want to know how important is a master degree? Can someone ease my mine, already. If you have a master please state why you think its important or why you think it might not be important. If you...