> -----Original Message-----
> From: Haan, Scott M POA [mailto:Scott.M.Haan@poa02.usace.army.mil]
> Sent: Tuesday, October 23, 2007 9:40 AM
> To: seaint@seaint.org
> Subject: RE: ASCE 7-05
>
> This may rub academics wrong, but building codes should be
> written to the lowest common denominator. This is so mistakes
> won't be made, not so that idiots like me can do the work.
> You shouldn't have to buy software or spend 40 hours writing
> a spreadsheet to calculate wind loads in order to figure out
> what the code requires. You should be able to easily open a
> code book and quickly hand check your computer model output
> with a calculator on the back of a napkin. If not the code is broken.
Do a web search for Alex's structural spreadsheets - no need to reinvent
the wheel.
http://www.seaofsc.org/Alex's%20Corner.htm <--- there, no need to even
pull up google.
M.
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