Thanks BigH,
There is no soil report and there is no way of determining the type of soil, that's the whole point of my question.
The question stated in a simpler way and in more general terms is as follows:
You have two footings under an existing building, one has a working stress of 2,000...
I have the existing plans of a house. I have calculated the soil's working stresses under the home's isolated and strip footings.
The working stress under the isolated footings is 2,000 psf.
The working stress under the strip footings is 1,000 psf.
Am I right in saying that based on this...
Hello All,
I am a structural engineer and I have a client who wants to add a new storey on his existing house, built in 1915. I have no existing plans thus no information about the existing foundations.
Now, a soil test can be performed to determine the bearing capacity no problem.
However...
