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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#2F5597;mso-style-textfill-fill-color:#2F5597;mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha:100.0%">Has anyone had experience working with Structural Engineers or Architects regarding calculating load capacity of trees over slab?
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<span style="color:#2F5597;mso-style-textfill-fill-color:#2F5597;mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha:100.0%"><span style="color:windowtext">What kinds of communication have you had or issues have come up?
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<span style="color:#2F5597;mso-style-textfill-fill-color:#2F5597;mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha:100.0%"><span style="color:windowtext">What kinds of things have you asked for? I assume they should be calculating support for:
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<span style="color:#2F5597;mso-style-textfill-fill-color:#2F5597;mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha:100.0%"><span style="color:windowtext">Static load of fully saturated soil<o:p></o:p></span></span></li><li class="MsoListParagraph" style="color:#4472C4;margin-left:0cm;mso-list:l0 level2 lfo1">
<span style="color:#2F5597;mso-style-textfill-fill-color:#2F5597;mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha:100.0%"><span style="color:windowtext">They should know if there’s any structural soil or silva cells, or other materials in the planting zone.
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<span style="color:#2F5597;mso-style-textfill-fill-color:#2F5597;mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha:100.0%"><span style="color:windowtext">They need to calculate for the mature tree size (this needs to be specifically communicated, not assumed).<o:p></o:p></span></span></li></ol>
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<span style="color:#2F5597;mso-style-textfill-fill-color:#2F5597;mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha:100.0%"><span style="color:windowtext">In addition, of course planter drainage and moisture protection for the building will need to be coordinated with the architect.
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<span style="color:#2F5597;mso-style-textfill-fill-color:#2F5597;mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha:100.0%"><span style="color:windowtext">What kinds of solutions have you had/seen for supporting large trees over slab?
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