The area is Southeast Texas, expansive clays. A friend is constructing a new residence and wants under reams placed under a conventional slab on grade foundation. The opinions around here are mixed as to whether to tie the slab and the piers together, to resist uplift as well as settlement, or...
Connection details on our design drawings show a 3/16 fillet weld, both sides, for a 3/8" gusset plate welded to the flanges of W shapes, say W10 x 45. Gusset plates are utilized for the connections of vertical bracing, welded to beam, bolted to bracing.
Although a 3/16 fillet is all that is...
I have a situation where anchor bolts need to be developed by using the pedestal reinforcing steel. The height of the pedestal is restricted due to existing conditions and limits on overall foundation depth.
Lets say to fully develop a reinforcing bar in tension requires 30 inches. My...
