Adam Denton

Field Drilling Holes in Laminated Veneer Lumber (LVL) Beams

by Adam Denton April 14, 2013

Laminated Veneer Lumber (LVL) is a manufactured structural wood product that is utilized when the strength requirements of a timber beam exceed that of your typical sawn lumber beam. LVLs are produced by taking wafer thin slices of wood and sandwiching them together (see photo [...]

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Expansion Anchors Explained

by Adam Denton February 19, 2013

There are many situations were it may become necessary to attach a timber ledger to a concrete wall. It is desirable in many new homes to lower the elevation of the finished floor to make a home more wheel chair accessible. An example of the [...]

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Simpson Strong-Tie Will Replace Commonly Specified “AB” and “ABE” Standoff Post Bases with the “ABW” in 2012

by Adam Denton February 4, 2013

New for 2012 is the Simpson Strong-Tie ABW standoff post base. It will be available in March of 2012 and will serve as the replacement to the similar AB and ABE products. The advantages of the ABW will be that it will provide a slightly [...]

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Resistance Piers for Economical Foundation Repair

by Adam Denton February 4, 2013

EVstudio is asked quite frequently to perform structural evaluations of cracked foundation walls. These cracks are often due to settlement. Modern design philosophy (and most geotechnical reports) calls for the original structural engineer to design foundation walls to clear span ten to fifteen feet to [...]

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Is It Time For A Structural Evaluation Of Your Deck?

by Adam Denton February 4, 2013

Every year hundreds of decks fail resulting in injuries and in extreme cases, death. A majority of these incidences could have been prevented with regular maintenance and then replacement at the end of the deck’s serviceable life. With our spectacular views and approximately three hundred [...]

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Specifying Steel Open Web Joists

by Adam Denton December 11, 2012

While designing a recent commercial project I ran into a new situation (for me). The project is a mixed use commercial / residential project comprised of a steel framed lower level commercial area below an elevated concrete slab with timber framed multifamily construction above. Because [...]

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What in the World is a Ufer Ground?

by Adam Denton December 10, 2012

In EVstudio’s structural engineering practice this question comes up almost every week. In contemporary construction, a ufer is a concrete encased ground electrode, which is most often a 20 foot long piece of #4 rebar cast into a foundation wall that will protrude from the [...]

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In Need of a Structural EValuation?

by Adam Denton November 26, 2012

Do you have a structural concern about your home? Are you buying a home, but have some reservations about a structural aspect? Are you selling a home and had a home inspector flag an item, and now the bank requires an inspection by a professional [...]

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Seismic Testing of a Mid-Rise Wood Framed Structure

by Adam Denton November 8, 2012

After the destruction caused by the 1995 Kobe earthquake the Japanese government took it upon themselves to construct the world’s largest seismic testing table, often referred to as a “shake table”. This testing facility, called Earth-Defense, was built to its enormous size out of necessity. [...]

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Review of New Weyerhaeuser iPhone Application

by Adam Denton November 1, 2012

iPhoned individuals may be interested to know that Weyerhaeuser has released a productive alternative to Fruit Ninja in the form of a deck beam sizing application (available from the Apple App Store here). This application requires only three inputs from the user to size a [...]

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Weyerhaeuser Parallam Plus Preservative Treated PSL Lumber

by Adam Denton October 27, 2012

Weyerhaeuser Parallam Plus lumber uses Wolman brand preservative to extend the service life of timber beams in weather exposed applications. Untreated wood is susceptible to fungal decay (rotting) when exposed to the elements. Weyerhaeuser’s fabrication methods ensure that preservative reaches the core of the timbers [...]

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How to Remove the Grid from View in Bluebeam PDF Revu

by Adam Denton September 26, 2012

If your review screen in Bluebeam PDF Revu is blighted with evenly spaced reference dots (similar to AutoCAD’s GRID function) and you want them gone then take these easy steps. 1) Go to Edit >> Preferences 2) Select “Grid and Snap” 3) Uncheck the “Show [...]

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