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Foundation - Soil Bearing Pressure - FLORIDA BUILDING CODE

Foundation - Soil Bearing Pressure - FLORIDA BUILDING CODE

Foundation - Soil Bearing Pressure - FLORIDA BUILDING CODE

(OP)
When wind and live loads act simultaneously, each one can be reduced 25% when used in conjunction with dead loads, i.e., D + 0.75L + 0.75W.

The code also says that you cannot use 25% reduction in conjunction with a one-third stress increase.

However, does it allow me to use D+L+W along with a one-third stress increase?

In reading through Footnote (d) of Table 1804.2 in the Florida Building Code, it states that allowable bearing pressure can be increased by one-third only when using alternate load combinations listed in 1605.3.2.

The alternate load combinations are D + L + ωW or D + L + ωW/2. If wind loads are calculated per ASCE 7, then ω is 1.3.

It appears that there will be no effect of the one-third increase using the alternate load combos as I am increasing wind loads by 1.3 as well.

Thoughts?

RE: Foundation - Soil Bearing Pressure - FLORIDA BUILDING CODE

That's the wasy that I understand it.

RE: Foundation - Soil Bearing Pressure - FLORIDA BUILDING CODE

Yes - we simply need to forget about the 1/3 stress increase and move on with our lives.  sniff.

 

RE: Foundation - Soil Bearing Pressure - FLORIDA BUILDING CODE

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JAE: Totally agree with you.

But it looks like IBC and other model building codes are not completely in sync with ASCE 7.

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