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...
