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  1. smcgee

    Bearing Capacity Determinations

    Thanks for everyone's response. Makes things a lot clearer.
  2. smcgee

    Bearing Capacity Determinations

    I am a recent college graduate. It is my understanding that you need the foundation type, width, depth, etc. in order to calculate bearing capacity. I have seen foundation recommendation reports that provide bearing capacity values of the soil even though the foundation specifications are not...
  3. smcgee

    Typical building loads

    I am a non-soils engineer that needs some help on a preliminary foundation design. Does anyone know of a good reference that provides typical loads (column, wall, etc.) for different type of structures (i.e., one story commercial, two story apartment building, five story office, etc.). I am...
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