Renderuru
Mechanical
- Mar 6, 2018
- 11
Hello. I have a 10" diameter concrete Column buried 6 FT (anchored to footing at bottom). The pier protrudes 5FT above ground. Assuming I have a simple horizontal load at the top of the column, is there a method or rule of thumb to estimate the location of the maximum moment? Or, is the assumption that the column is completely encased at ground level a common acceptable assumption? Intuitively, I added an extra foot to my lever (so 6FT), but I would like to understand how this is normally done.
Thanks.
Thanks.