Engineering Design & Testing

If I’ve heard it said once, I’ve heard it said 1,000 times. It takes longer for a truck to stop than an automobile because the truck weighs more. But, fact is, a truck’s weight has nothing to do with why a truck takes longer to stop. There are many factors that affect the stopping distance of a tractor-trailer, but weight is not among them.
by Jim Middleton

https://www.edtengineers.com/blog-post/truck-braking

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Oftentimes, a homeowner is unaware of issues in their crawl space until damages have progressed into the interior of their residence. This week D. Justin Reid, P.E., M.ASCE talks about the importance of Crawl Space Inspections so as to avoid any potential financial losses.

https://www.edtengineers.com/blog-post/crawl-space-inspections

People fall down the stairs... it happens. However, when such an accident occurs, one of the first questions should be “Do Those Stairs Meet Code?” This week, David Horne, P.E. discusses how EDT's engineers are often tasked with inspecting sets of stairs to determine if they comply with the applicable building codes.

https://www.edtengineers.com/blog-post/do-those-stair-meet-code-well-it-depends

Do Those Stair Meet Code? Well... It Depends It happens, someone has fallen down the stairs. One of the first questions should be, “do those stairs meet code?” EDT engineers are often asked to inspect a set of stairs and determine if they comply with the applicable building codes. The actual onsite inspection is fairly straightforward,…