Hello all,
I have a general question regarding large CMU pilasters that are 32" sq and larger. a 32" sq pilaster with 8" block on the exterior, leaves a 16" sq hole opening in the middle of the pilaster. These pilasters are generally used as cantilever elements used to support fences or gates...
I have a project for a temporary sewer wet-well. The bottom portion of the wet-well that is below the ground water table will be cast in place concrete and I designed that portion using RISA-3D. The owner is trying to save some money since this is a temporary well and wants to use a steel...
Hello All,
At my firm we occasionally design CMU sound walls and retaining walls and the seismic values have changes drastically.
There was no specific callout for walls in the ASCE 7-10, however there was an article in Structures magazine that said that it would be added and gave a value of...
I am currently involved in a project that will be a 5 story building that will be made of premanufactured containers (similar to shipping containers) that will be custom built in china and shipped over and then stacked to make the building that will be located in California. I am having the...
