Surcharge transfer from SOG to footing
Surcharge transfer from SOG to footing
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I have a floating slab on the interior of a large commercial building. The slab is 5 1/2" and supports storage racks weighing as much as 3500 lbs and forklift traffic. The location of the storage racks is to be determined after the project has started. The slab bears approximately 1'-0" above the column footing and is not attached to the column footing (no dowels).
Does the slab live load or dead load need to be applied to the interior column footing as a surcharge load? I cannot find anything that gives recommendations for this condition. Everything I find applies to retaining walls. Any recommendations or code references would be appreciated. Thanks in advance.
Does the slab live load or dead load need to be applied to the interior column footing as a surcharge load? I cannot find anything that gives recommendations for this condition. Everything I find applies to retaining walls. Any recommendations or code references would be appreciated. Thanks in advance.






RE: Surcharge transfer from SOG to footing
RE: Surcharge transfer from SOG to footing
RE: Surcharge transfer from SOG to footing
As for the forklift load, this is intermittent, and may not even be present depending on how close the forklift can get, or needs to get to the column.
Just use your judgement here.
Mike McCann
MMC Engineering
http://mmcengineering.tripod.com
RE: Surcharge transfer from SOG to footing