However, I've gotten into countless arguments with Contractors and their Engineers who feel the reinforcement should be designed by the Engineer doing the foundation/equipment pad design. Therefore, it should be designed by the Engineer providing the anchorage calculations. My position is that the reinforcement is needed by the anchors and not because the concrete foundation/equipment pad is inadequate structurally. Most of the time there's no problem with this approach however a few times the anchorage calcs show that anchor reinforcement is needed (either for tension or shear). ![]() I usually have a note that stipulates the equipment pad sizes need to be coordinated with the anchorage calcs regarding thickness and edge distance requirements. Generally when I do a structural design with MEP equipment, I require the Contractor to design the anchorage and provide the calculations for review.
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