I have the same situation in a Residence I'm working on now. In the soils report that I received it mentions that the slab on grade may be design as a "floating slab' or structural slab. So, I would definetly talk to your Geotech and get his/her recommendation.
We don't usually do pole barns in our office so I'm not quite sure if the embedment I got is typical or not. So, I wanted to ask if a 8ft embedment for a 20 foot post sounds about right. I know their are other factors that you will need to know for the design, but I was just curious if this...
i have a residential client that has a one story rambler with a daylight basement(sort of). The problem is he has a work area underneath the garage. The work area is only 7ft tall, has retaining walls on three sides with a structural slab above. What he wants to do is dig down and install...
Well, I have a client that wants to install a conveyor system in his workshop to carry large stones. I was originally hired to replace a steel column that had rusted and now he wants to completely remodel the workshop. So, my question to all of you is do you guys/gals know of a conveyor system...
Hi, I'm just an EIT, but was wondering (as mentioned in some of the post above) if the owner had a testing company come out and do a sound test or x-ray of the foundation to see what the area of steel in the foundation is would any of you stamp off on it? If it had the minimum steel required...
Hi I was wondering if any one had any helpful tips on designing a "Pole Barn". i searched the site and noticed someone had took apart a Pole barn design book and made a .pdf file out of it. Does anyone still have it?