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  1. StructuralEngineerTX

    At Rest Vs Active Soil Pressure... Bottom of Wall moving.

    Hello, I'm trying to design a retaining wall that has no footing but it's attached at the top to a concrete slab. That is, a slab on grade that has a very deep >10' exterior beam All the books I've been going through say that if the top of the wall moves then you use the Active soil pressure...
  2. StructuralEngineerTX

    Friction Force of Pipe embedded into concrete ?

    Hello all, I'm designing a 12ft tall sign. The sign company says the steel Pipe column of the sign actually embeds into the concrete pier all the way down to the bottom of the pier (3" clear from bottom). I'm concerned about the Bond between the steel pipe and the concrete since this would...
  3. StructuralEngineerTX

    10ft Retaining Wall With only 12" soil behind it

    Hi Everyone. Here's the problem. I have approx 10ft tall retaining wall. Behind the wall, there's stable limestone stratum, does not need a wall because it can retain itself. However, there will be a gap between the back of the wall and the face of the rock, about 12", which will be filled...

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