seawall
seawall
(OP)
Is it ok to attach the 2nd floor slab of the building to the top of an existing freestanding seawall that is about 8 to 9 ft tall?
the building is 11 story high on the ocean shoreline in florida.
thanks
the building is 11 story high on the ocean shoreline in florida.
thanks
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Good luck.
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thanks.
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What are the wind and wave forces on the seawall? Why does the deck have to attach to the seawall?
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That is all I know. I have not seen the drawings for the existing seawall yet. So I really do not know what the exact structure is. But I was told that it is designed for a 100 years recurrence.
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Still I do not like the idea of supporting floors on the sea wall.
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If you 'connect' the top of the seawall to your building with any structure that restrains the lateral deflection of the seawall at its top, you will radically alter the distribution of bending moments in the wall. Quite possibly you will generate vertical tensions in the shoreward face of the wall which could easily exceed the capacity of the wall reinforcement.
On the other hand, if your 'connection' to the wall is via properly designed expansion bearings which will transfer vertical loads only, but leave the wall entirely free to deflect under wave loads, then you might have a viable scheme. But even then you will need to reanalyse the seawall for the effects of the added vertical loadings.
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Thanks for your comments.
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