Nutte, thanks for the response. AISC got back and their explanation is below. I have proceeded with 530 for my bearing widths. My main concern was combining ASD factors and strength factors and coming up with something that was overly conservative. I still use the manual for checking my beam end...
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For reference, the application of this inquiry is for beam bearing plates on masonry.
This question references AISC 13th ED. SCM. On page 9-10 the code references J8 for bearing on concrete or masonry. When I go to section J8 the code only references bearing on concrete. Is this...
I have decided to design the storage bin as a counterfort retaining wall. The backwall will be designed as a plate that is fixed along three sides and the counterforts as t-beams that will be able to carry the full tensile load from the material.
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I am designing a Storage facility that will house bulk material such as Limestone, Topsoil, Sand, Gravel, etc. These bins will all share a common back wall and have partitions separating the stalls. The stalls are to be roughly 35ft wide, deep & tall. I have looked at some existing...
Thanks for the feed back. I have downloaded a demo version of mat3d and like the simplistic approach. The only problem is that for this particular project my mat will be over 300ft long and the mat3d program assumes a rigid base (As per the tech support) and with this long of a mat I don't want...
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I am a recent graduate and have started my engineering career by designing foundations for a pre-engineered building. My company owns a very old version of PCA MATS as well as an old version of Enercalc that has not been very helpful. The moment reactions are extremely large...
