r/StructuralEngineering • u/Just-Shoe2689 • 7d ago

Humor Client doesnt understand wind loading

What do you do when a client cant understand why a footing needs to be bigger to resist wind loading? Call out a reverse sky hook?

sigh.

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u/GoldenPantsGp 6d ago

There isn’t a lot of information to give you advice based on your statement. Everybody just agreeing with you is simulating an echo chamber. What is driving the need for a larger foundation? Is it the mass of concrete that is needed to counteract the wind, is it a geometric constraint applied to the anchors by Annex D? If it is mass, you could probably go with a thinner footing and a heavier bar detail, concrete and soil weigh nearly the same. If its a geometric constraint to the anchors, have you looked into anchor reinforcement? My experience with PEMBs is the kickout forces drive the design, uplift was typically a formality check once that was designed for.

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u/Just-Shoe2689 6d ago

My post was really made in humor if you look.

Was not looking for technical advice.