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PRACTICE PROMPT
Use this fictional setting to practise clear reasoning. It is not an assessment or institution paper.
The setting
A ground beam spanning 6 m between pile caps under a masonry wall, with heave potential.
Your task
Size the beam.
What a useful response would show
Heave provision below the beam, and the wall load treated as a line load.
Reflect afterwards
- What assumption mattered most?
- What would you check before using this on a real project?
- Could another engineer follow your recommendation?