Fundamentals
Earth Pressure Loads on Basement Walls
Earth pressure depends on whether the wall can move, not on what it looks like. At-rest versus active, water as its own case, surcharge, and uplift.
Elena Marchetti··10 min
Tag
Uplift
3 posts tagged “Uplift”.
Fundamentals
Balcony and Cantilever Slab Loads in a Takedown
No midline partner, a moment on the edge, and a see-saw that can lift the far support: how cantilevers and balconies actually load their structure.
Elena Marchetti··11 min
Codes & standards
Wind Uplift on Roofs: The Tension Path Explained
Roofs live in suction, worst at edges: net uplift is factored suction minus reduced dead weight, and light roofs turn design into tension-path work.
Elena Marchetti··10 min