About the author  ⁄ Ashwin Ranga Swamy, P.E.

Ashwin Ranga Swamy, P.E. is a Lead Engineer at the structural department of Jacobs Facilities, Inc. in Los Angeles, California. He has over 14 years of structural engineering experience in new and existing buildings and non-building structures. He is an active member in several professional organizations, including SEAOSC. He can be reached at AswinPE@hotmail.com.

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