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lime columns expansive soil fix
To All: I am dealing with a garage floor in the midwest. Garage is 24x24 attached to home. There is a post dead center that carries a floor beam above. There is a footing under this post. The garage floor (concrete slab on grade) has heaved and cracked considerably. The doors in the rooms...- jddoe
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- Forum: Soil mechanics engineering
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suspended slab vs. hollowcore for residential drive
Using 50psf live load for a residential garage would be considered light by most designers involved in providing commercial products for residential construction. It is true that cars parked bumper to bumper, door handle to door handle will not approach 50psf (more like 37psf), but you never...- jddoe
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- Forum: Concrete Engineering general discussion
