Please see the attached moment frame elevation. ASCE 7-05 Paragraph 12.2.5.5 requires that a special moment frame be CONTINUOUS to the foundation. Does this frame meet the requirement, even though several beams at Level 3 will be simply-supported gravity beams?
In case you're wondering why...
I'm using the strut and tie procedure to design pile caps on 150-ton micropiles. In order to limit the stress on the nodal zones at top of piles (Section A.5.2), I'm forced to provide an 18.5"x18.5" bearing plate to develop the pile capacity. This is much larger than I'm used to seeing. A.5.2...
The commentary for Section D.6.2.1 states that shear breakout will not control for anchors that are "far from the edge." I'm looking for guidance on how far an anchor should be from the edge in order to neglect shear breakout. For example, I'm calculating a shear breakout capacity of only 50...
