So ASCE 7-22 4.3.4 Interior Walls and Partitions requires a minimum horizontal load of 5 psf. That’s clear. But this is Chapter 4: Live Loads. Does this mean that the 5 psf must be combined as Live Load (maximum factor of 1.6)?
Thanks very much, everyone! At the end there was enough space for 1" of sand between footing and SOG (I am not sure that will help in any way but made the owner happy).
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We have a big Warehouse with superficial square 2ft deep footings. What are your thoughts about having an 8" slab on ground poured directly over the footings? Do you have any Code / Manual requiring any depth of sand or anything else between footing and slab?
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I have a theory about what happened here, but I don’t want to bias anyone. What is your guess about what caused that crack? (The roof “X” braces have not been tensioned).
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At the end, the guy who designed the piles argued that those hooks “help confine the concrete” …whatever that means. He didn’t argue about tearout, development length, etc. The thing is that those hooks are just long enough...
The pile works as a foundation for a metal column (the building is a warehouse). As you can see, 90° hooks are required on top and bottom. I am sure that on the bottom are just pointless.
My understanding of Chapter 17 of 318 suggests me that those hooks on top will not help reinforcing a...
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Is there any good reason to use 90° hooks at longitudinal reinforcement ends for drilled pier shafts (inwards) either at the bottom or top?
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