Need help from experienced or knowledgeable pile guys.
Piles in my project have vertical compression loads of about 2000 kN (say 500 kips), and traction loads of 1000 kN.
Depth to rock, which is not very good rock, is about 50 feet, and the piles will probably be 12 inch round tubes filled with...
Can this situation be compared to an expansion bolt anchor?
If you grout (with epoxy) a Hilti anchor (using rebar) into concrete, you get a shear capacity, even though the embedded length is much less than the development length.
Visitor99, have a look at www.chemor.com
They're based in Montreal. We have used their parking deck membranes, and they seem to be just as good as the others, and somewhat cheaper usually.
I have been doing a lot of surfing over the last few days, looking at the offerings. I found a site for comparison of 6 major programs, although maybe outdated, at http://www.modernsteel.com/msc/9701_04_software.pdf
Also, the results of a survey of users, again a little old, at...
