I have the need to desing a crushed stone turnaround area for trucks. The soil is about average (2000 psf). The loading value for the trucks should be H20 loading. What would be a good thickness for the stone and what underlayment material should I use.
I have and existing foundation in a Chemical Plant that originally supported a flat bottom tank. The client wants to use this foundation to support a tank with a skirt. This new loading will reverse the bending moment of the original design. In order to get the required depth and be able to...
I am looking for load combinations that incorporate blast loads on a pre-engineered blast building for foundation design purposes. Does anyone have any suggestions?
I am currently analyzing an existing pipe rack in a chemical plant located on the gulf cost. The pipe rack has within it several steam lines of various sizes, along with other chemical process piping. My question is what weight should I use for the steam lines? Should it be the weight of the...
We currently have a project which requires framing new concrete grade beams into existing foundation piers. I am thinking about using a structural steel angle connected to the existing concrete pier with Hilte's Adhesive Anchor System to transfer the shear from the pier to the grade beam. Has...
Look in the AISC Hallow Structural Sections - Connections Manual, Chapter 7 (Cap Plates, Base Plates and Splices). This procedure is for HSS Sections, but it should give you the basis for the design you are looking for.
