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On the eve of the Public Comment deadline (8/2/2021) for the soon-to-be released ASCE 7-22 – Minimum Design Loads and Associated Criteria for Buildings and Other Structures, The Rankled Engineer and Tim are sharing their responses to these proposed code updates.
There are many variants to the homebrew router planer, and this is mine.
Recommend using 2×2 steel angle (make sure there is at least one very flat/straight edge); 3/4″ wide aluminum bar to use as a wear strip; and your 3/4″ thick sheet material of choice to construct the rails.
Engineers, Contractors, Architects, Inspectors all have ethical limits to the statements and opinions they may offer to the media and general public.
In the immediate aftermath of structural failures we often find “experts” willing to share their opinion on what may have caused an event, but if the individual is not directly involved with the assessment of the impacted structure they are likely in violation of the ASCE Code of Ethics.
With the recent partial collapse of the Champlain Towers (south) in Miami we are seeing many professionals express their opinion on what happened, and this is not an appropriate thing for them to do.
Short little anecdote for all you wood workers. To the uninitiated a rough sawn walnut board may not looked that great, but once it is surfaced, gorgeous.
Spaceship Earth at Epcot begins to glow as the sun sets on a beautiful October day. Nikon D750, 300mm, f/13, ISO-100, various exposure lengths.
The Jr. Rankled Engineer has graduated from High School and is starting as a Junior in College!! He gets his first laptop; a AMD Ryzen 5 X13 Thinkpad.
I sat down with my Dad (The Senior Rankled Engineer) to discuss our home Christmas Light Displays from back in the 90’s. We worked with primitive technology (tracer lights and time-delay relays).