I wonder if I need to use treated wood trusses for this application.
The trusses are for a small roof structure, which will be covered on top so they will not be exposed to rain directly but underneath is completely open without any walls. We've got a long and rainy winter here. Shouldn't I...
I have a bronze sculpture to anchor onto a concrete base.
The sculpture weighs about 3000 lbs with 10 ft height.
Is it possible to weld bronze material to steel plates embedded in concrete? Is there any other common way to secure sculptures?
Thanks,
It has to be pre-loaded to hold up concrete suspended slab while it's being cured. Otherwise we will have to use special forming. Also, there are parking lots and drive ways outside building that have to have some bearing capacities. Some trailers and trucks will be driving around the building...
Thanks for the inputs.
As far as I know, the whole site will be pre-loaded and soil will be placed on top to make up the settlement. This will give us some bearing capacity but not enough to put a building on.(so we will still need piles)The mechanical engineer is working on the methane problem.
I've got a 3 storey con't tilt up building to design.
The soil's engineeer says that the site has 15ft deep layer of garbage underneath and it is so loose that it wouldn't even resist the weight of 6" thick concrete slab without a significant settlement.(So the slab will be suspended)
We are...
