List of Contributions

Angela: Thursday (7/18/19) I offered to provide a copy of a paper on "The Antidote to Value Engineering Phobia." You will find it attached so at least you can get the crux of how some the issue was envisioned about 19 years ago at this time. This is a subject I have always been interested in!!!!! ...

Angela: I have long worked at being a mentor to fellow engineering personnel especially those that I supervised. There are many difficulties with trying to accomplish this, one of which I presented at a major engineering conference around 2000 was entitled "Diminishing Constructability Exposure and ...

How thick was the grout and did they use non-shrink grout? A properly installed base plate will have full grout contact, no gaps for any reason!!! ------------------------------ Allen Hulshizer P.E.,F.ASCE, FACI Consulting Structural Engineer Chalfont PA (215)8872838 --------------------- ...

Christian: Not a good situation if there is actually a gap between the leveling plate and the base plate. Of course it will eventually drop to make up the gap. For over 50 years I have always been specifying the use of shim plates and their removal after the grout sets and the shim hole grouted. ...