Dumpster Pad Design
Dumpster Pad Design
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Quick design, no budget to even ask this question here.
I have a small dumpster pad, its only design criteria is "support 10kip single wheel load". No soil information. I am coming up with 8" of plain concrete to support the load and then I will reinforce it with the minimum ACI steel at the top surface/middle.
Anybody do anything more or less for something of similar nature? Thanks
I have a small dumpster pad, its only design criteria is "support 10kip single wheel load". No soil information. I am coming up with 8" of plain concrete to support the load and then I will reinforce it with the minimum ACI steel at the top surface/middle.
Anybody do anything more or less for something of similar nature? Thanks






RE: Dumpster Pad Design
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Where is the expected (and real world) back tires of the truck going to be, and what will hold them up? What type of curb are you going to use to prevent the dumpster from getting "pushed" off of the pad when an idiot "pushes" it too far back/left/right?
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The 10kips was provided by the dumpster company, so i assume it is maximum load from tires during lifting operations, but 10 kips is (or close) to road limit for single axle. We are also adding some bollards to the back of the dumpster to stop them from loading our wall when the guy hits drive instead of reverse.
Really i was just wondering if 8" seemed whole world wrong for something like this. I have done designs for heavy fire trucks and made my slab some 1'-4". But again it is a dumpster and all...
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Anyway, I would think a 6" slab would be more than adequate with a turned down slab.
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Really i think the over dimensions of the thing with a 2" thick than what we want will only be a cube of concrete, so the cost is maybe %100 for a more conservative design doesn't seem to be end of the world. I guess that is what happens if you want a cheaper design, you pay more in materials.
Thanks again everybody!
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Just wondering if that wheel load was an impact load from being set down by a trash truck...