Thanks for the responses.
Drilled piers are not an option here. I'm going to talk with the PEMB manufacturer to see if the column can be extended down to grade. If this is not a possibility than I will go with the tie beam. Unfortunately, there are headroom issues in the trailer bay so I...
I'm working on the foundation design for a 130' span PEMB with 30' bay spacings. Allowable Bearing Capacity = 4 KSF. At column line A the columns are 4' above finished grade and at column line B the columns are 13' above finished grade. Bottom of footings are 5' below grade. The max...
I am currently working on a bridge deck overhang design using the LRFD code.
For the design case of the vehicular collision plus the dead load moment acting concurrently with the axial tension from the vehicular collision, do I need to reduce the nominal moment capacity of the deck because of...
I am currently working on my first bridge rating of a simple span precast/prestressed concrete bridge. I am wondering how to apply S, the unfactored prestress secondary moment, to the rating equation
RF= (?R - (1.3D+S))/(2.17L(1+I)) found in Article 6.6.3.3 of the 1994 AASHTO Manual for...
I am currently working on a project in which part of the work requires shielding to be installed on the bottom flanges of bridge girders in selected areas. I have gone through all the information that my Project Manager has and was not able to find the girder spacings/lengths and the beam...
I would like to thank all of you for your responses. They were of great help to me and further confirmed for me what I already thought was the right thing to do.
I talked to my PM and told him I didn't feel comfortable signing them and he was understanding about it.(Sorry DaveViking, it didn't...
I have been told to check some structural calculations of some minor, but important, parts of a project my firm is currently working on. After I checked the calculations my PM handed them back to me and asked me to sign and date the cover sheet as the sole reviewer. This is where I have a...
