Engineers,
I am involved in a project in which the scope is to confirm if an specific section of a drilled shaft with a depth D is safe to be used for a project.
Client provided the the unfactored loads for both tension and compression. Naturally, these loads are coming from the structural engineer.
As a geotechnical engineer I will compute both ultimate and allowable loads for the pile section and the design depth. However, I don't think I can't compare Pult and Pall vs the unfactored loads provided by the client.
It is my understanding I need to request to the client the factored loads so i can compare with the geotechnical load estimates.
Please let me know your thoughts.
I am involved in a project in which the scope is to confirm if an specific section of a drilled shaft with a depth D is safe to be used for a project.
Client provided the the unfactored loads for both tension and compression. Naturally, these loads are coming from the structural engineer.
As a geotechnical engineer I will compute both ultimate and allowable loads for the pile section and the design depth. However, I don't think I can't compare Pult and Pall vs the unfactored loads provided by the client.
It is my understanding I need to request to the client the factored loads so i can compare with the geotechnical load estimates.
Please let me know your thoughts.
