Thanks Dik. I don't object to adding expansion joints. I just can't figure out how I would prescribe them based on a calculation involving expansive soils.
Thanks emmgld. It still seems to me that expansion joints take care of longitudinal shrinkage and expansion and that the Geo's EFP takes care of soil conditions. Expansion joints are usually designed not to allow out of plane deflection. I would not think that expansive soils would be pushing or...
I've got an plan check note in Sonora, California for a 75' long x 7' tall CMU retaining wall that I must provide expansion joint detailing per TMS 402-16 Sec 4.1.5 because the Soils reports cites expansive soils in the area. CalTrans CMU retaining wall details call a joint every 90'. I thought...
I am designing a 2 story wood dwelling inside of a steel building which was not designed to carry any gravity or lateral load from my light frame wood substructure. Unless I can figure out how to show that there are no loads or interactions that affect the steel building, the AHJ has said that I...
