# Anyone on here a Structural Engineer? **URL:** \ **Category:** Shift518 Off Topic\ **Created:** [March 1, 2012, 1:54pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/anyone-on-here-a-structural-engineer/262854 "2012-03-01T13:54:08Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 16\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![wheels](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/wheels/32/6655_2.png) [@wheels](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/wheels)\ **Post date:** [March 1, 2012, 1:54pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/anyone-on-here-a-structural-engineer/262854/1 "2012-03-01T13:54:08Z")
I need some help figuring our some load ratings for a job I’m bidding. Anyone? ---
**Author:** ![RocketPunch](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/rocketpunch/32/6429_2.png) [@RocketPunch](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/RocketPunch)\ **Post date:** [March 1, 2012, 2:02pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/anyone-on-here-a-structural-engineer/262854/2 "2012-03-01T14:02:31Z")
Shouldn’t the structural part of the bid doc? ---
**Author:** ![wheels](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/wheels/32/6655_2.png) [@wheels](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/wheels)\ **Post date:** [March 1, 2012, 3:17pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/anyone-on-here-a-structural-engineer/262854/3 "2012-03-01T15:17:59Z")
Well this is my problem. I am bidding on a job where I have to demo and remove 800 cubic yards of concrete and move the debris ~1200ft one way to a staging area. The only problem is the route to bring the debris has been specified and cannot have a load more than 100psf. I need to be able to move the debris (1600tons worth) with a piece of equipment (power buggy or something similar). What i need to know is what I can use that will stay under 100psf. I don’t know if it is as simple as the weight divided by contact point of the wheels or track, or its more complicated. Me standing with my feet together is more that 100psf, so I don’t think that can be right. ---
**Author:** ![6SPD\_S4](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/6spd_s4/32/6326_2.png) [@6SPD\_S4](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/6SPD_S4)\ **Post date:** [March 1, 2012, 3:49pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/anyone-on-here-a-structural-engineer/262854/4 "2012-03-01T15:49:33Z")
PM GermanPSI. He is IIRC ---
**Author:** ![RocketPunch](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/rocketpunch/32/6429_2.png) [@RocketPunch](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/RocketPunch)\ **Post date:** [March 1, 2012, 4:58pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/anyone-on-here-a-structural-engineer/262854/5 "2012-03-01T16:58:34Z")
> [@the ultimate turbododge](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/the-ultimate-turbododge/48405/21): > > Well this is my problem. > > I am bidding on a job where I have to demo and remove 800 cubic yards of concrete and move the debris ~1200ft one way to a staging area. The only problem is the route to bring the debris has been specified and cannot have a load more than 100psf. > > I need to be able to move the debris (1600tons worth) with a piece of equipment (power buggy or something similar). What i need to know is what I can use that will stay under 100psf. > > I don’t know if it is as simple as the weight divided by contact point of the wheels or track, or its more complicated. Me standing with my feet together is more that 100 psf, so I don’t think that can be right. There is a difference between a designed “uniformly distributed load” and “concentrated load”. What I would do if I were to encounter such scenario is I would find out what is the design minimum concentrated live load of the access to the staging area is. IMO, one simply can’t use a “uniformly distributed load” for such calculation, otherwise he/she would be crashing thru almost all of the floors simply by standing on one foot. :lol I am not an engineer, and these are not advice. Just my opinion on an imaginary situation. ---
**Author:** ![Vovchandr](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/vovchandr/32/6275_2.png) [@Vovchandr](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Vovchandr)\ **Post date:** [March 1, 2012, 5:29pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/anyone-on-here-a-structural-engineer/262854/6 "2012-03-01T17:29:57Z")
> [@Im sure some of you saw this on the news tonight...](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/im-sure-some-of-you-saw-this-on-the-news-tonight/48463/10): > > I am not an engineer, and these are not advice. Just my opinion on an imaginary situation. :rofl Today in the news : building comes crashing down because a guy online told the demo team to do so. ---
**Author:** ![HudsonFalcon](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/hudsonfalcon/32/6460_2.png) [@HudsonFalcon](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/HudsonFalcon)\ **Post date:** [March 1, 2012, 5:47pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/anyone-on-here-a-structural-engineer/262854/7 "2012-03-01T17:47:25Z")
I’m not an engineer but I play one on Shift. ---
**Author:** ![RocketPunch](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/rocketpunch/32/6429_2.png) [@RocketPunch](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/RocketPunch)\ **Post date:** [March 1, 2012, 7:58pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/anyone-on-here-a-structural-engineer/262854/8 "2012-03-01T19:58:21Z")
> [@Hi new to site](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/hi-new-to-site/48453/15): > > :rofl > > Today in the news : building comes crashing down because a guy online told the demo team to do so. Yup. 🤣rofl If you read my post closely, I never tell anyone to do anything. :ahh > [@HudsonFalcon"](#): > > I’m not an engineer but I play one on Shift. True Story :rofl ---
**Author:** ![Cossey](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/3ec8ea/32.png) [@Cossey](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Cossey)\ **Post date:** [March 1, 2012, 8:39pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/anyone-on-here-a-structural-engineer/262854/9 "2012-03-01T20:39:28Z")
NickAlero may be able to help with this. ---
**Author:** ![Eatonualive](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/eatonualive/32/6442_2.png) [@Eatonualive](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Eatonualive)\ **Post date:** [March 1, 2012, 8:44pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/anyone-on-here-a-structural-engineer/262854/10 "2012-03-01T20:44:21Z")
super complex pulley system ---
**Author:** ![Mike3](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/mike3/32/6350_2.png) [@Mike3](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Mike3)\ **Post date:** [March 2, 2012, 5:43am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/anyone-on-here-a-structural-engineer/262854/11 "2012-03-02T05:43:38Z")
> [@Roadhouse closed](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/roadhouse-closed/48431/48): > > PM GermanPSI. He is IIRC :cone ---
**Author:** ![srads13](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/b19c9b/32.png) [@srads13](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/srads13)\ **Post date:** [March 2, 2012, 6:24am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/anyone-on-here-a-structural-engineer/262854/12 "2012-03-02T06:24:56Z")
I’m a Civil Engineer who took some Structural Engineering classes in college. I’ve never dealt with weight restrictions relative to SF however I’ve worked on spans and roads that have a maximum load or weight limit. You should be able to interpolate that data based upon the area in which you are required to haul the debris through. Is this something that is mentioned in the bid specs for the project or is the municaplity requiring it? I would write a formal RFI (request for information) to either the design engineer or owner requesting written clarification regarding your question. That way if you get the job and a problem arises your ass is covered either way. ---
**Author:** ![wheels](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/wheels/32/6655_2.png) [@wheels](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/wheels)\ **Post date:** [March 2, 2012, 6:30am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/anyone-on-here-a-structural-engineer/262854/13 "2012-03-02T06:30:12Z")
> [@Eatonualive"](#): > > super complex pulley system We have actually looked to a conveyor system that long. And helicopters. > [@Car mountable camera question](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/car-mountable-camera-question/48470/2): > > I’m a Civil Engineer who took some Structural Engineering classes in college. > > I’ve never dealt with weight restrictions relative to SF however I’ve worked on spans and roads that have a maximum load or weight limit. You should be able to interpolate that data based upon the area in which you are required to haul the debris through. > > Is this something that is mentioned in the bid specs for the project or is the municaplity requiring it? I would write a formal RFI (request for information) to either the design engineer or owner requesting written clarification regarding your question. That way if you get the job and a problem arises your ass is covered either way. Yeah its in the spens and on all the drawings. It is a state project that has already been bid and awarded to a GC so the time for RFI’s is gone. ---
**Author:** ![h0twh3els](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/h0twh3els/32/6615_2.png) [@h0twh3els](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/h0twh3els)\ **Post date:** [March 2, 2012, 9:33am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/anyone-on-here-a-structural-engineer/262854/14 "2012-03-02T09:33:17Z")
That’s going to be tough… If the floor is already engineered for a max 100lb/sqft you wouldn’t be able to run any sort of PIT ( powered industrial truck) across it. ---
**Author:** ![Jammer](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/jammer/32/6349_2.png) [@Jammer](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Jammer)\ **Post date:** [March 2, 2012, 9:53am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/anyone-on-here-a-structural-engineer/262854/15 "2012-03-02T09:53:50Z")
Grind it and let fraggles have at the transport with small wheeled carts. ---
**Author:** ![d\_gage](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/d_gage/32/6321_2.png) [@d\_gage](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/d_gage)\ **Post date:** [March 2, 2012, 10:07am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/anyone-on-here-a-structural-engineer/262854/16 "2012-03-02T10:07:10Z")
> [@\--- GRAND THEFT AUTO IV --- Thread!!!](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/grand-theft-auto-iv-thread/47618/543): > > Grind it and let fraggles have at the transport with small wheeled carts. +rep!