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    5" Concrete garage floor over wood frame?

    Many times I saw 1.5" concrete topping over plywood and wood frame called out for townhome or condo. I never saw 5” concrete of (2) cars garage floor over a plywood and wood frame floor. Have anyone ever call out 5” concrete on top plywood and wood frame before? TIA
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    Retainging Wall Sliding Factor Problem

    I have 10' high concrete block 2.5'x2.5'x5' (W,H,L). DL= 3750#/ft P= .5(.32)110(10)^2 = 1760# When I check the sliding factor, then I never get the safety value over 1.5. u = .5; F = .5 x 3750 = 1875 Sliding factor = 1875 / 1760 = 1.1 Which is less than 1.5 Does anyone know why? or any other...

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