I have just designed a concrete padstone to spread loading from twin steel beams, overall width 300mm, onto a concrete block wall using BS 5628 and with this resulting in a width of 800mm and my intention would be to make the pad 250mm deep, ie, allowing for a 45 degree spread thro' the pad. As...
Has anyone considered the effect on wind loading on an existing twin pitched roof with the post original construction addition of solar heating panels, which currently appears to be new growth industry in the UK in view of energy costs.
In particular,if I consider the effect of the paneling as...
