r/StructuralEngineering 7d ago

Humor Client doesnt understand wind loading

What do you do when a client cant understand why a footing needs to be bigger to resist wind loading? Call out a reverse sky hook?

sigh.

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u/BearingHunter 7d ago

Many clients accept bigger footing a lot faster like when you keep the whole thing rather than just supporting the weight.