San Francisco : Architect and Engineer, Inc · leaf 394
d-ing would not produce uneven settlement of thebuilding. The importance attached to uniform settlement,even on a long-term basis, was increased by thefact that the new building would be 288 ft. high;a lever arm that would amplify unequal settle-ment. The foundation area is 139x144 ft., and the… … heavy loads, ranging from 15,000 to 18,300 psf.,occur in one comer of the building in an area of28x126 ft. Over the remainder of the foundationthe loads range up to 9,000 psf. with an averageof 6,000 psf. All these loadings are total deadload plus 60 per cent of live load. In considering the type…
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