I am designing a concrete column and would like to design it for axial only. we have enough shear wall to take the lateral load but in reality the column will be cast together with beams and dowel bars and there will be moment at connections. I want to assume pin connection in the model because...
I need to strengthening a existing 9" thick 2-way slab with new 5" topping slab on it to increase the slab capacity (to increase the "d" for bending and shear). We are going to short blast the existing slab and add a bonding agent and probably add some mechanical dowels. Is there any concerns we...
I am designing a Hollowcore slab cantilever 7 foot out. I need to check both service and strength. I think I should design the bending strength of the section at cantilever for 1.2D+1.6L+1.0(P*e) with mild steel on top. the hollow core provider think for strength design we don't need to add the...
ACI require Cantilever retaining walls to be designed per Chapter 10. This has higher minimum vertical reinforcement requirements than section 14.3.3. What if I have a basement wall retaining soil. My understanding of the code is it goes to section 14.3.3 for minimun reinforcement.
But I think...
I have a question about two way slab design.
ACI 318 use the area loading design column strips and middle strips in one direction and then use the same loading design the other direction. Are we designing for the same load twice?
Any thinking about this. Thanks a lot.
