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I appreciate any help on this. A contractor built a freestanding wall built from 16x12x6 retaining wall blocks (glued together). The city had concerns and wanted the engineer to look at it and verify. This free standing wall goes up with an outside stairs and at its tallest...
driftLimiter - Thanks for your reply and your tips on deflection. Seems like this requires a bit more of work than I anticipated originally.
For my method of developing seismic force, I used Chapter 15 (SEISMIC DESIGN REQUIREMENTS FOR NONBUILDING STRUCTURES). I'm not sure that Chapter 13 would...
Thank you, all for tips and reference! XR250, yes, that's what I'm getting for seismic 0.82G and that does seem pretty high. I would love to use V = 0.30SDSWIe from 15.4.2 in ASCE 7-16, but the fundamental period of the structure doesn't allow me to use that equation, which brings me to 0.82G...
Thank you, all, for your responses so far. I should have been more clear in my initial problem statement.
I'm in the seismic zone D2 and so my seismic lateral force controls. With the 6" thick wall, I had 431lbs/ft of lateral seismic load by provisions in ASCE 7-16, Chapter 15. Unfortunately...
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I'm hoping some people can give me guidance/experience with a design such as this. I have to design a solid concrete wall that will be 7' above grade. What I'm coming up with so far is a 6' wide footing with a 6" thick stem wall. The top of the footing is 1' below grade...
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I’m new to this website but while Googling various subjects, have found information on this website extremely helpful. So, I wanted to sincerely thank folks who take the time to reply.
I have a single family residence that is two stories on the front of the house and three stories...
