Hi
I've got a buried structure designed to BD31/01. It is currently designed for Ka as the driving earth force. BD31/01 clearly requires the use of ka in the sliding (ULS) check.
There is a discussion with the independent checker who has decided the structure is sliding. He is using k0 (at...
I'm working on a project where the independent verifier has called into question the sliding resistance of one of our structures as our footings are on a waterproofing membrane. It is a portal frame type concrete structure on engineered fill with a friction angle of about 35 degrees.
Our...
Just wondering if anyone has any ideas for anchoring a big rock (like a memorial stone)
It's about 1.5 tonnes and the base is about 700x700mm. It tapers smaller in the vertical direction. It's about a metre high. It's quarry rock so the surface is quite uneven.
Best I have so far is to drill...
