I am trying to learn here and hiring a structural engineer does not help that, besides, it's simlpe enough not to have to hire a structural engineer! Just asking for some guidance, thats all.
'Give a man a fish and he has food for a meal, teach a man to fish and he has food for life'.
Thanks for the reply,
Since posting I've gotten my head around the design of the reinforced concrete pad. The design requires that we don't have a depth less than 300mm (which, for my application is too large).
So I'm very intrested in sizing a steel spreader plate.
Any takers?
Cheers
Hi,
I'm attempting to calculate the size(mainly the depth)of a reinforced concrete pad that sits on ground with an allowable stress of 50KN/m2 and taking a load of 250KN.
Also the size (mainly the depth) a steel spreader plate for the same design parameters.
It's a bit more complicated than I...
Hi,
Kieran: Your spot on with the description. Good advice
hokie66: I believe piles may be the order of the day. I've got a geotechnical report to hand.
stanier: Earthquakes are a rarity in England, but it can be considered. What are your thoughts?
Hi Dik,
The Loading on the plinth will be 440KN/m^2, Soil Type is Brown clayey fine to meduim sand, the plinth will be exposed to all the elements (sun, rain, snow etc...)
The vessel that sits on the plinth has a cylindrical shape, with the base having the diameter of 3.2m and a height of...
Hi,
Simply a concrete base for the Cryogenic Plant (Nitrogen Tank, Compressors, Cooling Towers ect...)to sit on.
One of the plints will be built on the earth/original ground, while the other will be built on a existing bund.
Hope that helps.
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Hi Engineers,
I'm about to embark on designing some plinths for some Cryogenic Plant (Nitrogen Tank, Compressors, Cooling Towers ect...).
Is there a publication (UK) which give design examples of such plinths.
I've got the Concrete Society's Technical Report 34, which gives...
