Engineered suspended garage slab

[marty]

From my discussions with engineers on this is that there is a difference between static loads and the rolling/braking loads of a vehicle. If the vehicle was lifted up and placed on the floor it would match typical live loads but thats not what happens in reality.

[Joe Carrick]

From my discussions with engineers on this is that there is a difference between static loads and the rolling/braking loads of a vehicle. If the vehicle was lifted up and placed on the floor it would match typical live loads but thats not what happens in reality.

That's true for example on a bridge, but the speeds, exceleration & deceleration of a vehicle in a residential garage are not sufficient to be considered as dynamic loads. Static analysis is quite sufficient for this.