Design principles · Practical applications · Professional development · Frame Stiffness vs FEA

You’ve built a complex model, the render looks fantastic, and the software spits out pages of data. But deep down, there’s a nagging question: can I really trust these numbers?

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Standards · Practical applications · Design principles · When Does Part 9 End and Part 4 Begin in the NBCC?

Let’s talk about something that trips up even seasoned engineers from time to time: figuring out exactly where National Building Code of Canada (NBCC) Part 9, “Housing and Small Buildings,” hands off the baton to Part 4, “Structural Design.” Get this wrong, and you could be heading for a world of compliance headaches, or worse, an under-designed structure. Get it right, and you’re setting your project up for success from day one.

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