I have a project in Chattanooga TN that is classified as a Site Class C by shear wave velocity test to 2300 fps. However, by putting in a basement at -12'-0" below grade and updating the shear wave velocity test to discount the top 12' the shear wave velocity increases to 2600 fps and is then a...
I have a project with undocumented fill and the geotechnical engineer has recommended a structured slab on grade?
Would the cost be the same as an elevated framed system ($30/sf) or more like a slab on grade ($7 /sf)?
I think the only cost savings would be the formwork which could be...
Has anyone had any luck in designing a high rise light gage structure over a concrete podium slab? I am modelling the podium slab in ADAPT with line loads from the light gage walls. I am constrained by the parking layout beneath and trying to make 25-28' bays work. I am thinking concrete...
The top floors are supported by load bearing light gage metal studs. The lateral bracing will be a combination of structural steel chevron bracing and concrete shear wall (around the elevator/stair). The steel braced frames will stack over a concrete shear wall below the flat plate concrete PT...
I am designing a five story building. The top four stories are load bearing wall system laterally supported by a combination of steel braced frames and a concrete shear wall. The bottom story is a flat plate post tensioned concrete slab supported laterally by concrete shear walls. What should...
