I have been asked to design a single pipe bollard to stop a 36 kip bus traveling at 4 miles and hour. My experience with pipe bollards has been for protection of dock doors and equipment. Usually 6" to 8" pipe embedded 3' to 6' in the ground encased in concrete creating a deadman, not really...
I have experience in the design of stamping press foundations. The largest being 300 ton press (total weight 90 kips) cycling at 160 to 200 strokes per minute. The press manufacturer recommended the min. size interia block to be used along with isolation leveling pads under the press feet and...
