I've seen several references to keying and/or doweling spread footings into bedrock when the incline of the bedrock exceeds 1V:6H. However, I have not been able to find a reference for the steepest recommended incline before consideration should be given to blasting, etc, to level it. Does...
Is anyone aware of research that might indicate a non-traditional lateral stress distribution (i.e., something other than linearly increasing with depth based on Rankine pressure distribution) might be appropriate for deep basements? I am not aware of anything, but I have a client who was told...
Is anyone aware of recommendations for a minimum backfill width for basements to allow a) proper drainage and b) to allow the use of the lateral earth pressure values of the backfill instead of native soil? I've not to date commented about this in my reports, but a client showed me a report...
Can someone out there point me in the direction of information on how to estimate the angle of uplift for deadman type concrete anchors (in this particular case, it's for analyzing the pullout resistance of anchors for a guyed communication tower). This angle is used to define the trapezoidal...
