Thanks to all of you for your fast replies. I really appreciated your helps. I'm really not that good with soil. most of the times, I would get a report from Geotechnical engineer to design fdn. This time, it's just preliminary phase so I have to asssume something conservative (reasonable) that...
Hi All,
I’m designing foundation (drilled pier) for some pipe supports in New Mexico. At this stage, we don’t have soil report yet. As I look at drawings done by other, there are soil bearing assumptions that I am not sure about:
1. Allowable end bearing pressure: 12.5 ksf.
2. Allowable downward...