Hi, I am currently checking an inclined reinforced concrete walls which is supporting 4 floors (angle of 80degreees - the wall is braced by the slab at each level); the software I am using does not give an integrated force for inclined shapes.
Thus I am checking the compression stresses of the...
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I am checking the compression stresses under ultimate combinations in a corewall according to aci318.
What is the concrete stress compression limit (function of f'c) that should not be exceeded ?
Thank you
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I am searching for some good references regarding steel design treating all the design aspects from A to Z. Preferably in metric.
Any suggestions ?
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While casting a retaining wall and because of the heavy traffic, a delay of 2.5 hours between the concrete trucks was noticed.
When the concrete arrived at the site, the slump was taken and found to be 16 cm (a super plasticizer was used - no water has been added to the mix during the...
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I have a fence wall (small concrete posts 200x200mm and 2 beams spanning between these posts. In between is filled with hollow blockwork. The blockwork aren't attached to the beams. They are just resting on them.
There are some areas in the site where the soil is not the same from the 2...
hello I would like to have a feedback regarding the below
I have a diaphragm wall which I am stabilizing using ground anchors. the grout specified must have 27 Mpa at 7 days before tensioning the cables.
The contractor is getting 18 Mpa at 10 days so he is not meeting the designer requirements...
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I don't have that much experience with slabs on grade.
What I am facing is the following
The design drawings are indicating a slab on grade for a residential house with ground beams to tie the columns. The slab on grade is separated from the ground beams and the columns by a...
Hello, I am checking the reinforcement at the construction joint of a retaining wall.
Regarding the dowels which will be verified versus the shear friction, is the reinforcement Avf the total steel section of the cross section or the one located at the tension face ?
