RustyCamber
Structural
- Apr 20, 2022
- 1
I am working on a project that was originally a typical tilt-wall project. The site is needing to be built up about 4 feet or so per civil drawings. However, after receiving comments back from the city, they are saying that since this building is in the 100-year flood plain, fill cannot be used to build up the building slab. The design team has since decided to proceed with a structural slab. My concern is the slab won't be able to be used as a casting bed for the tilt-wall panels. Designing the slab for the weight of the panels would be simple enough but I'm not sure how to quantify and check the slab for the forces when the panels need to be lifted. There is probably enough room for casting beds on site (GC is currently looking into this) but this question has peaked my interest. Is there a guide or literature of some sort that discusses this?