I remember a thread here that included a statement that the USA Corps of Engineers requires two layers of steel reinforcement for 8 inch slabs on grade, where such slabs are designed to be reinforced, and I cannot find this requirement now.
Can a 8 inch slab on grade designed for forklift...
PCA Tank Manual Circular Tanks
Article 18 Temperature
My co-workers tell me this is not a big concern and use silos as an example.
But when I run a FE model for the water tank - I get significant hoop stresses and hoop moments - and I cannot just let this go.
Any experience would be...
Switching from the PCA manual to an anlysis program.
Going to show that I have frogetten all my mechanics of materials.
Results inclde "Vertical Moment", "Hoop Moment" . . .
Are these additive vertically or is the "hoop" moment an additional horizontal force?
Do you typically get large "hoop...
Interior non bearing walls inside pre engineered metal buildings.
Realitvely tall - 20 feet.
Is it better to design as free standing cantilever for seismic loads or
brace the top of wall with slotted connections for vertical loads and design for all in plane and out of plane loads?
Thank you.
