Well I decided I would come back and let you folx know how things are going. I rebuilt the foundation and filled the floor in and sunk my 5/8 rebar 24"+ into the piles. Wore my butt out and decided to build the roof/upper-floor out of wood. I give you guys credit for workin this...
JAE
Thanks for your time, expertise and persistence "broken record" :) I realize that asking anyone here to do the engineering is above and beyond the scope of this forum and I expect no one to do this for nothing and you have already given me plenty of food for thought.
Thanks for all and much...
Maybe I am not giving the slab the right name(2-way)
Maybe this will explain the building a little better but my main interest is the elevated flat slab 19'x16'x4" #5rb at a 12" grid + remesh overlay...3500psi concrete.
The 9"thk concrete walls "z" will come all the way to support the bottom of...
JAE
You are correct about my not being a structural engineer.
Thank you for the input and the safety pointers. I had investigated the column strips and the capitals and dismissed them as this will be a flat slab with 4 concrete/rock walls 9" thick supporting the slab between the columns, except...
I posted a topic at the formwork area but can't seem to get it to post here
http://www.eng-tips.com/viewthread.cfm?SQID=92851&SPID=582&page=1
I could really use some help before I start laying out the rebar grid and pouring the piles
Any/all help would be much appreciated...I know I am...
