I'm designing a suspended concrete slab over a concrete basement walls for a house garage. 24'X24' plan dimension.
Ideally I would like to avoid beams, but I know locally (Missouri) it has been done with one or two steel W shape beams to support the slab. However, this is the first time I am...
I've searched the several threads on this topic but haven't came to a clear understanding of the design of the embedment of handrail/guardrail in concrete. I realize that there is some debate as to whether core drilling posts in concrete slabs or retaining walls is the ideal installation over...
