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Dik, Thank you for your reference, but I can't seem to locate it on the Dow Chemical website. Would you have a direct link to that pdf?

Sorry, maybe my conversion was off. Bearing capacity = 180 kN/m2 (or 3,760 psf)

Thanks for your help guys. I realize that the soil does impact the design. Just to let you know, the soil report that we received for this location is a stiff clay fill of 4-5 ft deep, followed by a stiff clay. Also, it is said that the bearing capacity for spread footings of approximately...

I need help to design a slab on grade. I have a two storey building, and my second floor and roof loads are transmitted to column footings below my slab on grade. Now, I just need to design my slab on grade for a relatively small uniformly distributed load (Live load = 4.8 kPa). I looked at a...