I have a dowel system that will be connecting two slabs together and it will be seeing vertical loads due to gravity and lateral loads due to earthquakes. Do I simply calculate the breakout capacity perpendicular to the free edge and compare that against my gravity loads then double it (to get...
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I am designing a small bridge in New Hampshire that is 28 ft long and 16 ft wide made of (4) 14" deep x 4' wide solid slab beams. My company provides engineering and CAD services to fabricators in the north east. We have not done a design like this in NH before but have done many like...
