Thanks, Slick. That's probably the most appropriate article in the visible universe.
Ishvaaag: I'm an engineer, not some fancy theoretical scientist! Seriously, great analysis! It shows how the code shortcuts are based in reality. Thanks for that.
Thanks, folks.
Okay, fair enough on the soil pressure. Thanks for the Westergard tip. I think the pre-pour site prep and tamping, as well as the current floor loads give some continuity to the soil resistance, but I wouldn't mind leaving it out of this estimate since it's small compared to...
One of my fellow engineers wants to place a 75-kip concentrated load on our 250 psf-rated floor. At first, I thought it unwise (okay, downright stupid) to load to 300 times the rating, but then I ran a column punching shear calc and found it to be plenty strong. Can this be true?
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