Hi,
I am not a geotechnical engineer but have a question about the parameters required to calculate a spring stiffness for soil/structure interaction.
If I am looking at a site where an existing building with a basement is going to be demolished and replaced with a new taller building...
I am using a composite slab within the depth of a steel beam supported on angles but I am concerned if this will be sufficient to provide good diaphragm action. If the slab is fully within the depth of the beam would providing either shear studs or rebar welded to the webs be sufficient to...
I am modelling a flat slab and would like to achieve a column to slab connection like shown on the attached image where the column reinforcement goes through the slab.
Would it be more appropriate to model the column as pinned for the slab design or to model some stiffness in the connection...
