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So I've got a detail where my joist ends are sitting on top of a CMU wall/bond beam. I have always taken for granted that the joist sub provides their weld plate with embedded studs, because Vulcraft always has. Well, I've got a new joist sub, and I missed on the shops that they said (embed...

-you'll be hearing that soon enough, and it will actually be true! If you think the waiting is bad now, wait until the first states start getting their results in. That is way worse, knowing that the results are out but for whatever reason (mail, local board, etc) everybody is conspiring to...

Out of morbid curiousity I paid a visit to Etrades.com - You would think with all the people waiting for results and the desperation for information, there might be SOME activity over there. But alas, not a single post since April 9th, where he offered to give away most of his possessions.

Hey, At my tract home, I have a ridiculous number of penetrations through my roof deck. Most of these, of course, are plumbing/sewer vents. Several seem to be of the 2-inch diameter sink drain variety. Anyhow, my boss is remodeling his house and ended up with several "sure-vent air admittance...

Review the snow loading provisions of the IBC - I didn't even think about this, and was forced to learn them during the exam. There were a handful of questions on the 10/2008 exam regarding snow/drift loading. The good news is, it is fairly straightforward and brief. Still, I probably spent...

it seemed like this might be an appropriate place for this thread: Sometimes, when I daydream, I think it would be cool to work and raise the family overseas. Today I saw a job posting for exactly what I do in Sydney with a pretty good salary. Things that make you go hmmmm. Anyhow, I know...

I went to a very large state university, so I'm not sure how much of this is available for others, but... Stock up on everything you can use for your profession while it is free or dirt cheap. I had free access to all the AASHTO documents, ASTM standards, etc. All downloadable as .pdfs - I...

Hey, If you're like me (and you'd be **** lucky if you were) you go the extra mile and consider costs and availability when designing your structures. Just today I went looking for the market price of structural steel, but trying to find that is pretty tough. Anybody got a link? There are...

It's end of the year and I have been given a budget ($800 or so) to get myself a new desk - Since I usually work off of a full size set of drawings, size matters. Currently I have a big desk (36x72) but I don't have a keyboard tray (and can't really add one to this desk) and that limits my...

One of my biggest concerns is the cost of my healthcare plan, since my wife stays at home with 2 children. Most places seem to pay for the employees health care, but I hear mixed things when it comes to family benefits. Currently I pay $600/month for a limited HMO for my family. My...

Survey... My gmail left "Survey" out of the subject so I was disappointed when I clicked to read. Can't believe I actually got excited for a moment.

Has anybody done this? Seems like a bad idea, but perhaps has some benefits. Comments appreciated.