Sorry all - I ended up cross posting on the general section and forgot to come back here and provide responses. If you want to check out the other post, you can find it here:
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A few things specific to this thread though:
@ggcdn - I like this document. I think it's at least evidence of...
@WesternJeb & @cec17 - I am leaning towards excluding the vertical component too. It seems like I'd be following the "letter of the law" I just wish ASCE gave me a little more to work with here - I never like blindly applying codes/standards without understanding the background.
Anyhow, it's...
Hey all, apologies if my question was a bit vague. I think it might be helpful to look at this with some numbers. Some more context: this is specifically for a high voltage electric transformer anchored to a mat slab inside a substation.
Sliding is my biggest headache - so let's focus on that...
(Apologies for a repost, but trying again in the general group to hopefully reach more eyes)
Hello all,
Long time reader, but first time posting a question on Eng-Tips. I have a project with significant seismic forces (PGA.m > 2.0) and we need to support a quite heavy piece of equipment...
I would look into a smaller specialty bridge firm that handles a wide variety of work. They're going to be much more likely to give your RFP serious consideration. One I've personally heard of is here: Link
Hello all,
Long time reader, but first time posting a question on Eng-Tips. I have a project with significant seismic forces (PGA.m > 2.0) and we need to support a quite heavy piece of equipment (~400kips) on a reinforced concrete mat slab. Currently we are trying to avoid deep foundation...
