need design example for basement wall
need design example for basement wall
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I need an example design of a basement wall with lateral earth pressure and eccentric vertical loads. Can anybody point me to one?
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RE: need design example for basement wall
The affects of the eccentric vertical load would also have to be included in the footing design, soil pressure, overturning moment and safety factors.
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RE: need design example for basement wall
RE: need design example for basement wall
You may need to first look at this wall to see if can act as an unreinforced concrete wall.
RE: need design example for basement wall
You have to be careful in trying to determine the flexural resistance of plain concrete... some codes deal with this, but you may be surprised how much resistance a plain 8" conc wall can provide.
The fact that the wall has cracked horizontally is indicative of flexural loading that has failed the concrete. The crack should be just below mid height of the wall. Cracking can also be a result of heavy equipment travelling too close to the wall; this will cause an increase in the lateral pressure.
Remediation is often a matter of providing HSS vertical sections that act as beams and allow the 'plain' concrete wall to span horizontally...
Dik