Thank you all for your valuable input and concerns. Yes, this is indeed a basic question, and unfortunately, I have discovered a gap between what I learned in uni and what I encounter at work. I learned the fundamentals of concrete/ steel/ footing design. However, when the situation deviates...
Hi all,
I am a grad engineer and hoping to get some help with the design of a concrete pad footing as per AS3600 or a similar code. I attached a preliminary sketch to show the intended design.
need to design
- footing size (check overturning due to wind load and bearing capacity of the...
Hi there,
Could you please help me with the calculation of punching shear that occurred during lifting?
The precast beam (0.6m x 0.6m x 1.5m long) has two 50mm cast-in conduits for lifting and Nylon sling will be used to lift the beam. My thinking is the failure mode would be shear wedge above...
