> CW, I'm trying to relate that to shear walls and engineering. Let's
> see, get your engineer (as the homeowner) to engineer stronger walls
> and then just use half of them .... No, that doesn't work.
>
> :)
>
> In a message dated 10/22/07 8:48:40 AM, chrisw@skypoint.com writes:
>>
>> On Oct 22, 2007, at 10:29 AM, Rhkratzse@aol.com wrote:
>>
>> > Somehow this reminds me of a method of "saving" money on medical
>> > care: Just cut your pills in half and take half as much; it
>> > "saves" you 50% of your med cost. Of course you might die,
>>
>> Maybe, maybe not. Save yourself half of your co-pays by having
>> prescriptions written for pills with twice the required dosage and
>> having the pharmacy split each in half. One prescription lasts twice
>> as long so you pay half the co-pay over a year. Doesn't keep you from
>> falling off a ladder but you do get the right dosage, and it works
>> especially well for proprietary drugs with high co-pays.
>>
>> Christopher Wright P.E. |"They couldn't hit an elephant at
>> chrisw@skypoint.com | this distance" (last words of Gen.
>> .......................................| John Sedgwick, Spotsylvania
>> 1864)
>> http://www.skypoint.com/~chrisw/
>
>
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No. Reinforcing an opening in a shearwall & putting the tiedowns at the
ends is a recognition of how the walls really function under load. In
the mechanical engineering world, it is more akin to the difference
between engineering a tractor & an airplane. A good engineer tries to
find the right balance between cost & function but YMMV.
Chuck Utzman, P.E.
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