I see. They are just removing the load factoring in order to adjust the ultimate load calculation back to a service loading condition for comparison. Makes sense now. I had pulled out my old Reinforced Concrete Design textbook trying to figure this out, and now remember reading about the load...
Greetings. I am working on a slab on ground foundation design for a smaller 1-story house and have a question that I hope some of you might help with. This is a personal project and not for pay or a client, but I am still committed to meeting code and engineering principle requirements.
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