Hello all - looking for a little advice. I'm a practicing structural engineer (6+ years) in the commercial world. Not yet licensed, but taking the exam later this month. I'm currently under contract to sell my house (100+ years old), but the buyer's home inspector had issues with some joist...
I'm trying to design the foundation/anchorage for pipe bollards under pretty high loads. I'm designing for a 5500# truck at 45 mph (per aviation specs) and an allowance of 30 degree give on the bollard. Assuming crumpling of the truck, I'm looking at a 95,000# horizontal load at 18" above the...