Hi all,
I was digging through some old drawings and came across something that I don't fully understand. From the drawings, it looks like the client was replacing a piece of heavy machinery supported by a plain, unreinforced concrete pad. The equipment pad sits on a 2'-0" thick slab. Original...
Going through the 'Large Moment, Triangular Pressure Distribution Approach (B.5.2)' base plate design method in AISC Design Guide 1 (ASD).
I'm running into an issue with fpa(m) being negative. fpa(m) = fpa*((A - critical section)/A) where the critical section = (N - 0.95d)/2. The critical...
I think I can just calculate the phi*Mn and compare it to the Mu at the pole embedded depth. ACI 22.5.1 covers phi*Mn for plain un-reinforced concrete. Anyone see any issues with this?
Hey all, new to the boards, and looking for some guidance here.
We've been asked to design some pole foundations for a sign company, and the client has requested that plain, un-reinforced concrete be used to save on costs. He provided us with old drawings that another firm has provided him for...
