Need some advice. I have a single story all steel structure (OCBF S-R system) on Soil Classification E. The foundation design used elsewhere (in better soils!) employs simple shallow spread footings with a mono-pour slab above (thickened edges around the perimeter.
Now, with Soil...
Can anyone point me in the direction of a good resource for checking drilled, underreamed piers subjected to heavy vertical gravity loads that are eccentric to the centerline of the piers? (no lateral loads... just eccentric vertical loads).
The piers are not too deep, 12 ft to 16 ft range...
I have a single-story commercial project that is on expansive soils. Heavy exterior walls but the interior supports are relatively lightly loaded. Recommendation from the geotechnical engineer is for under-reamed piers. No problem here.
Recommendation for the slab though is just "slab on...
