Foundation Design of a 32m (10 story high) Feedmill Tower
Foundation Design of a 32m (10 story high) Feedmill Tower
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hello there, i will be designing the foundation of a 10 story, 32m high feedmill tower. Right now i am waiting for the ultimate load conditions from the building supplier but the warehouse which the tower integrates with has already commenced. now, since this will be my first time doing such design, could you offer me your insights when you first had a crossroad with such situation as i am right now. i would appreciate if those who have in depth knowledge pertaining to designing of high rise structures would share his/her thoughts on this. TIA
edward
edward





RE: Foundation Design of a 32m (10 story high) Feedmill Tower
I hope you are being supervised by a more experienced structural engineer.
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JHG
RE: Foundation Design of a 32m (10 story high) Feedmill Tower
RE: Foundation Design of a 32m (10 story high) Feedmill Tower
RE: Foundation Design of a 32m (10 story high) Feedmill Tower
Also, picture yourself sitting in the witness box of a liability trial or lawsuit and answering the opposing attorney's question with this statement: "Some guys on an engineering forum I've never met said this is the way I should design it."
Get some real, personal, close, responsible, and experienced supervision. Now! Put no lines on paper without it.
RE: Foundation Design of a 32m (10 story high) Feedmill Tower
Information I did not have when I started the drawing. Ask questions.
B.E.
You are judged not by what you know, but by what you can do.
RE: Foundation Design of a 32m (10 story high) Feedmill Tower
RE: Foundation Design of a 32m (10 story high) Feedmill Tower
RE: Foundation Design of a 32m (10 story high) Feedmill Tower
RE: Foundation Design of a 32m (10 story high) Feedmill Tower
Challenging yourself is commendable... but doing something potentially dangerous to the public to save a few dollars is reckless behavior.
Dan - Owner
http://www.Hi-TecDesigns.com
RE: Foundation Design of a 32m (10 story high) Feedmill Tower
Once I was given a small project and my supervisors asked if I could get a foundation design that afternoon so that they could get started. Did not happen.
Do you have a geotechnical report? Are there big winds? Are you in a seismic area? Does it get very hot or very cold?
You will certainly have to some overturning issues especially if the tower only supports a vertical elevator. This is not hard if you stay with fundamentals. Would this be a spread footing or slab on piers/caissons? Even though you have done similar designs most likely the geotechnical report for this particular site may be different.