Fundamentals
Swimming Pool Loads on a Suspended Slab
Water is 9.81 kPa per metre of depth, permanent and exact. Depth profiles, tank self-weight, balance tanks, and why an empty pool can govern.
Elena Marchetti··10 min
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Dead Load
3 posts tagged “Dead Load”.
Workflow & tools
Beam Self-Weight Allowance in Load Takedowns, Closed Out
Guess, size, replace, confirm: how beam self-weight enters a takedown, the junction double-count that biases frames, and why the skeleton is 15-30 percent.
Elena Marchetti··10 min
Fundamentals
Green Roof Loads Explained: Weigh It Wet, Place It Right
Extensive sedum adds 0.6-1.5 kPa; an intensive garden can add 10. How to weigh a green roof saturated, zone it honestly, and take it down to the footings.
Elena Marchetti··10 min