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With regard to "obvious" patents, see: Patently Absurd (James Gleick) In any case, I was speaking in jest. Thanks for your thoughtful and detailed posts on this subject. This discussion has been most enlightening. I have a few joists that still require attention - I may test your approach.

What I remember most about sizing and design calculations was that we would utilize a set of assumptions in order to reduce our "problem" to a nice, neat theoretical approximation. Then we would labor to produce pages and pages of meticulous, painstaking mathematics. We would then compare the...

I realize that this thread is rather old, but here goes... So, yes, I too studied engineering, and I recall the theory and equations. Everything the Nestor detailed looks correct, as I recall. In theory. One issue that I am still struggling with is the transfer of load between the...