Happy Presidents’ Day Hiram Ulysses Grant was born in small home overlooking the Ohio River just east of Cincinnati, Ohio on April 27, 1822. Though he was a hard working lad on his parents’ farm, he was generally… Read More
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Evaluation of Fire Damage to Structural Steel (Primer)
We often get called to evaluate fire damage to structural steel framing. It may be an evaluation even as simple as one steel beam in a residence. Some of the evaluations are relatively easy, others more difficult. But here is… Read More
Sawing Off the Limb You Are Standing On
Many of us have heard the expression, “You are sawing off the limb you are standing on.” Often someone will say this during a friendly debate when the other debater is undermining his own argument by discrediting his own evidence.… Read More
Pellet Impact Damage to Soft Metals
So, what does pellet impact damage look like in soft metals such as siding or a metal chimney? See for yourself. We weren’t asked, but considering the direction of exposure of the siding and the chimney… Read More
Happy New Year 2015!
… What does 2015 hold in store for us? What will be the BIG weather event of the year? Which world leader will re-shape the geopolitical landscape? What new entertainment fads will develop? What sports heroes will appear to arise… Read More
Thought for Christmas 2014
. Therefore Pilate said to Him, “So You are a king?” . Jesus answered, “You say correctly that I am a king. For this I have been born, and for this I have come into the world, to testify to… Read More