I am doweling in rebar from an existing wall to a new wall and from a new wall to the existing slab. The wall is loaded axially in compression at the top and has a soil and surcharge load from one side. Therefore, the old to new wall rebar dowels are subjected to shear forces. The new wall to...
I am designing a multi-cell rectangular tank. The cell sizes are 6'W x 7'L x 5'H and 6'W x 2.5'L x 5'H. Every reference I can find discusses how to design the multi-cell tanks, assuming the cells are symmetrical. Can anyone provide guidance on how to approach this design?
I am working on a detail for a sheet pile wall repair. I plan on placing a new sheet pile section against an existing sheet pile section in the location of deterioration and filling the openings or bellies with tremie concrete and granular material. We expect a significant bow in the existing...
I am designing a ringwall for a steel tank. The tank is 110 ft in diameter and 45 ft high, filled with liquid asphalt. I am trying to determine my bearing pressure below to size the ringwall width. I am assuming that the weight of liquid resting directly on the ground goes into the ground and...
