Tek-Tips is the largest IT community on the Internet today!

Members share and learn making Tek-Tips Forums the best source of peer-reviewed technical information on the Internet!

  • Congratulations JAE on being selected by the Eng-Tips community for having the most helpful posts in the forums last week. Way to Go!

Designing a Concrete Parking Lot Using ACI 330R-01

Status
Not open for further replies.

CEEnior

Civil/Environmental
Joined
Jun 28, 2011
Messages
1
Location
US
Hi, my assignment is to design a concrete parking lot (roughly 700 sq ft) using the ACI 330R-01. The parking lot should satisfy HS20 loading. The native soil is a low plasticity clay (CL).

I am told I am restricted to concrete of fc' = 4000 psi, and a concrete thickness of 6 inches. I would also like to minimize the amount of subbase used.

When going through my calculations following the example provided, I find I need to use a higher fc' as well as a thick layer of subbase in order to satisfy the 6 inch thickness.

Do the results seem reasonable? Or is there an error in my approach? Any help is appreciated.

 
It all depends upon the stiffness of the underlying soil.
 
Status
Not open for further replies.

Part and Inventory Search

Sponsor

Back
Top