Back of the Envelope logo
Back of the Envelope
Subscribe
  • Back of the Envelope
  • Topics
  • Technical

Technical

Kindness and integrityMasonryVisions and missionsSoftwareFoundationAbundanceConcreteWoodTechnicalAIWindSeismicSteelLearning and teachingNon-technical
ConcreteConcrete
+2+2
✉ Envelope #51: Size Effect Factor, AI Deep Research, and Hallucinations
May 09, 2025

✉ Envelope #51: Size Effect Factor, AI Deep Research, and Hallucinations

Andy Lin
Andy Lin
ConcreteConcrete
+2+2
Envelope #47: Bangkok skyscraper collapse
Apr 04, 2025

Envelope #47: Bangkok skyscraper collapse

Andy Lin
Andy Lin
ConcreteConcrete
+1+1
Envelope #30: “I feel like I should know this...” Concrete Refresher
Aug 31, 2023

Envelope #30: “I feel like I should know this...” Concrete Refresher

Andy Lin
Andy Lin
ConcreteConcrete
+2+2
Envelope #27: Changes to the “reduction of development length” that you might not know about
Apr 13, 2023

Envelope #27: Changes to the “reduction of development length” that you might not know about

Andy Lin
Andy Lin
TechnicalTechnical
+1+1
Envelope #26: Structural Irregularities “Cheat Sheet”
Mar 30, 2023

Envelope #26: Structural Irregularities “Cheat Sheet”

Andy Lin
Andy Lin
MasonryMasonry
+6+6
Envelope #25: How do you keep track of IBC/CBC “Referenced Standards”?
Mar 16, 2023

Envelope #25: How do you keep track of IBC/CBC “Referenced Standards”?

Andy Lin
Andy Lin
ConcreteConcrete
+2+2
Envelope #24: Turkey earthquake
Mar 02, 2023

Envelope #24: Turkey earthquake

Andy Lin
Andy Lin
Visions and missionsVisions and missions
+5+5
Envelope #21: Site Class D in ETABS and a dad joke
Nov 10, 2022

Envelope #21: Site Class D in ETABS and a dad joke

Andy Lin
Andy Lin
TechnicalTechnical
+1+1
Envelope #20: How to quickly determine the allowable height for interior, non-bearing, metal stud partition?
Sep 29, 2022

Envelope #20: How to quickly determine the allowable height for interior, non-bearing, metal stud partition?

Andy Lin
Andy Lin
TechnicalTechnical
Envelope #19: GFCI outlet and structural engineering?
Sep 08, 2022

Envelope #19: GFCI outlet and structural engineering?

Andy Lin
Andy Lin
ConcreteConcrete
+1+1
Envelope #18: Super-Quick Concrete Beam Check
Aug 25, 2022

Envelope #18: Super-Quick Concrete Beam Check

Andy Lin
Andy Lin
ConcreteConcrete
+1+1
Envelope #16: Do you know the difference between A706 and A615 bars?
Jul 21, 2022

Envelope #16: Do you know the difference between A706 and A615 bars?

Andy Lin
Andy Lin
Discover what’s working (and what’s hype) in structural engineering & AI -- in just 5 minutes a week

Back of the Envelope

Discover what’s working (and what’s hype) in structural engineering & AI -- in just 5 minutes a week

Home

Posts

Authors

© 2025 Back of the Envelope.

Privacy policy

Terms of use