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Just wanted to chip in and say great posts here. If I could add one thing from my own experience, it is develop the skill of being roughly right. Doing line beam checks, sketching deflected shapes, working out the worst traffic positions by thinking about it. For me this is critical. Good...

Thanks STrctPono. This is how they are suggesting controlling this, expertise of the nozzleman.

That's interesting. I'm going to keep this in mind about the pressure required for concrete strength. Thanks Bridgesmith!

Thanks @Canuck65. It sounds like they will have good control of the process. I've heard of a project where this was overdone and they had to end up closing a bridge because such a large quantity was removed. This must have been down to a misunderstanding of what should be removed.

Hello Everyone, I have a project where there is a requirement to hydrodem part of a concrete structure to a depth of 4in - section is approx 4ft thick. What I am wondering is if there is a good way to visually see how much has been demolished. I am thinking of something like a marker that...

There's probably many more sensible examples and when you mention bracket I guess you weren't thinking of reinforced concrete but what about an over reinforced beam. It's usually something we look to avoid but if designed correctly(!) then a sudden brittle failure at a certain load is...

Thanks for your time Klaus, To extend this further, if I have calculated a total strain due to autogenous and drying shrinkage, how do I apply this to a section? Do I add these strains to the existing strain due to load in the section and check the effects? Sorry, if the first question or...

Hi all, How does one consider creep and shrinkage in analysis of a structural element? For example, do you actually check different design stages by adding the strains due to shrinkage and creep to the strains present in the section from loading to increase the stresses? So, for the long...

Thanks Trenno, that's what I thought in fact and the requirements the same. What I wonder if there's anything else I'm not considering, I could be flogging a dead horse here... Thanks

Hi Chaps, I've designed a corbel supporting a pcc beam using the strut and tie method to calculate the reinforcement requirements. Any thoughts on checking service conditions in RC corbels- for cracking at the face of the tension tie based on the area of concrete? I'm not sure this is...

JoelTXcive, Thanks a lot for this, it's a pretty similar project to what you describe. Good to see your standard detail for comparison. Cheers

Thanks hokie66. that's useful to know. And you are quite right, the orthogonal reinforcement is enough to handle the openings. And regarding the upstands, and framing back to supports. The other openings in the slab either have one edge along the precast beams or quite close to the outer...

Thanks for the replies chaps, really helpful. The figure of 30kN/m^2 is right in the worst areas of the slab under certain conditions- i.e maintenance equipment and cranes. The figure does seem a bit high but that's what has been used so for now I'm going with it. The wheel loads are...

JAE, you're right, nowhere near that! I horsed that up not you. That value from the previous issue of the loading they made but it was amended in a later issue. It's more like 30kN/m^2 in the worst case. I already made a finite element model in fact so I'm glad you thought that was the right...

JAE, sure thanks for the reply! 1. It's spanning over air/ or sewage, it's a drop shaft for a combined sewer overflow. 2. there's permanent loads of 40kN/m^2 for the permanent condition and in the maintenance condition it has to support some equipment and crane wheel/ outriggers, so, more like...