I have a 2 story office building (approximately 60'x220') with the floor framing being precast plank and the roof framed with bar joists. The grade along one side (the 220'dimension) is all the way up to the precast. So basically its a walk out basement.
What is the easiest way to account for the unbalanced load from the soil? Would it be the easiest to treat the back wall as a cantilevered retaining wall? Or, try to take the loading out in masonry shear walls? I have limited cmu walls,so this might be tough to do.
Thanks for all your help!
What is the easiest way to account for the unbalanced load from the soil? Would it be the easiest to treat the back wall as a cantilevered retaining wall? Or, try to take the loading out in masonry shear walls? I have limited cmu walls,so this might be tough to do.
Thanks for all your help!
