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PV System

Chad Pasquini

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all, have a pv system with over spanned rafters, with a stamp and signature from a Mechanical Engineer, two pages of math for a brace detail below rafters without an attachment detail. 1. Can a mechanical engineer design for structural
 
Thanks all, found what I was looking for, so the answer is no according to the guide to engineering and land surveying for city and county officials.
 
2015 CA Professional Engineers Act

6731.6. Mechanical engineering defined

Mechanical engineering is that branch of professional engineering described in Section 6734.2 that deals with engineering problems relating to generation, transmission, and utilization of energy in the thermal or mechanical form and also with engineering problems relating to the production of tools, machinery, and their products, and to heating, ventilation, refrigeration, and plumbing. It is concerned with the research, design, production, operational, organizational, and economic aspects of the above.

They may be able to design it, is it Supplementary to their scope of practice?

Does the design deviate from substantial compliance with conventional framing requirements for woodframe construction ?

See section 6737.1. Structure exemption
 
Chad Pasquini said:
all, have a pv system with over spanned rafters, with a stamp and signature from a Mechanical Engineer, two pages of math for a brace detail below rafters without an attachment detail. 1. Can a mechanical engineer design for structural
What attachment detail are you referring to?
 
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