BRAB AND WRI METHOD - Foundation engineering | Eng-Tips The soil report recommended Wire Reinforcement Institute Method (WRI) and or Building Research and Advisory Board Method (BRAB)method I designed the waffle type foundation using finite element method but I would like to check the result based on the method I mentioned above I would like ask any information about these methods thank you very much
Slab on ground foundation design (WRI methodology) 1 - Eng-Tips The code in my build area is IBC 2012, which further references WRI Slab on Ground Foundation Design for calculating moments shear etc I have been studying WRI, along with the BRAB #33 report that WRI was based from, for some time now It is fairly straight forward, with one exception That being in the design example shown in Appendix B of WRI
BRAB slab using air entrained vs. non-air entrained 2 - Eng-Tips The 1968 Building Research Advisory Board (BRAB) "Report No 33" was prepared by the National Research Council (not sure who that is) for the U S Federal Housing Administration (FHA) My understanding is that it was groundbreaking because it led to the widespread acceptance of the residential "California Slab" (thickened perimeter slab) and
Building Research Advisory Board Slab-On-Grade Foundation . . . - Eng-Tips The options are a Post-Tension Slab-On-Grade and the other is the Building Research Advisory Board (BRAB) procedure outlined in their report Typically for PEMB structures, I would use a slab-on-grade with grade beams and drilled piers at the columns
Design of Residential Slab-on-Ground Foundation without soil report . . . So BRAB, WRI, PTI, ASCE etc etc all say that a geotechnical report is not optional I have felt the same pressure that I assume you are getting to proceed without a report In those situations, I have drafted up a letter to the owner which essentially states that they are waiving the geotechnical report and in effect taking upon the risk that