Grade Beam Supporting Pier
Grade Beam Supporting Pier
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Hi,
I'm an EIT working at a small consulting office. I'm trying to design footings for columns of a residential building. This might be a silly solution but I'm trying to decrease the size of a footing by adding a grade beam(more like a column in this case) between piers that are located on the same y axis. Since there's an eccentricity, the length of the footing has to be really big considering the axial load as 40 kips. I attached my equation. I'd be glad if I can get any feedback.
Thank you,
I'm an EIT working at a small consulting office. I'm trying to design footings for columns of a residential building. This might be a silly solution but I'm trying to decrease the size of a footing by adding a grade beam(more like a column in this case) between piers that are located on the same y axis. Since there's an eccentricity, the length of the footing has to be really big considering the axial load as 40 kips. I attached my equation. I'd be glad if I can get any feedback.
Thank you,






RE: Grade Beam Supporting Pier
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RE: Grade Beam Supporting Pier
RE: Grade Beam Supporting Pier
I like to debate structural engineering theory -- a lot. If I challenge you on something, know that I'm doing so because I respect your opinion enough to either change it or adopt it.