Fixed,
Thanks for your response. Regarding the future movement, I agree with you, there is no new active pressures or surcharges on the retained portion which is why I don't think it's necessary to check if the existing cantilevered wall is adequate for a restrained condition...unless there's a...
Ron, yes IBC applicable. I think you're missing the point of the question though, which is more about the long term movement of the wall (maybe this is my fault for not explicity stating that the new structure is on the lower side of the wall). If the roof diaphragm of the new lower structure...
An owner wants to construct a 1-story wood-framed building against an existing 10' cantilevered site wall that is restraining 6' of soil. The wall has been there for at least a decade. I have the design criteria for the existing wall, which used 35 pcf active pressure. The wall is appropriately...
