Our building is designed to have expansion joint. Part of structural slab is connecting to pile caps. And also, the said slab will become our basement floor. Is it safe that expansion joint will cut thru the slab joining the pile caps which is essentially part of the foundation?
Our design...
Our 4-story bdg. is provided with shear wall designed to resist lateral loads as earthquake. Our mechanical department wants to pass a pipe ducting about 800mm in diameter thru the shear wall. However, I did not allow to do it so. Is there any reference structural codes to prohibit the opening...
WE ARE USING PLASTICIZER FOR WORKABILITY OF CONCRETE POURING BUT OUR DESIGN MIX SPECIFIED SLUMP NOT TO EXCEEDS 150mm FOR COLUMNS AND BEAMS. HOWEVER, SUCH SLUMP DOES NOT WORK PROPERLY RESULTING ONLY TO HONEYCOMB. CAN WE ADJUST THE SLUMP UP TO 200mm? Please any expert can give me advise on...
Proposed 4-story Building is supported by isolated footing rest on Bored Piles. A newly concrete footing was found to be inadequate due to low strength test results, so the consultant decided to remove the concrete. However, our project manager refused to do so, instead, he proposes to remove...
