There are no stupid questions, just stupid engineers. I am assuming there is
no problem sloping a slab on grade under an access floor from your response.
Scott.
-----Original Message-----
From: Harold Sprague [mailto:spraguehope@hotmail.com]
Sent: Thursday, April 17, 2008 8:17 PM
To: seaint@seaint.org
Subject: RE: Slab-on-grade sloped for sprinkler drainage under access floor
Scott,
I would consider making the elevated floor flat. Adjust the pedistals as
required and go ahead and slope the slab on grade.
Regards,
Harold Sprague
> Subject: Slab-on-grade sloped for sprinkler drainage under access
> floor
> Date: Thu, 17 Apr 2008 15:45:15 -0800
> From: Scott.M.Haan@usace.army.mil
> To: seaint@seaint.org
>
> I'm designing an office building with an access floor. They are
> sprinklering under the access floor. The mechanical engineer is
> telling me that I need to slope the slab-on-grade to sump pits.
>
> What is the maximum you can slope a slab supporting access floor? I
> thought I heard .5" maximum change over the whole thing.
>
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