Posted by BarnyardEngineering on February 23, 2022 at 06:39:27 from (161.69.121.34):
In Reply to: Barn options posted by Bkpigs on February 22, 2022 at 12:31:24:
A "lego block" is a concrete block about 2' high, 2' wide and 6' long, weighing I think around 3500lbs.
They are made from surplus concrete that comes back from jobs at the ready-mix plant, and are relatively cheap for what you get.
Some are called "lego" because they have pins and holes like the lego toy to interlock. Others have a simple key and keyway to allow stacking.
They're dry-stacked in a typical "running bond" brick laying pattern.
You would fasten the building down to the blocks the same way you'd fasten it to a poured slab or wall. On a 40' building you've got 14 of these blocks or almost 25 tons, holding the building down if you do nothing else. Fasten the first row to the second, and you have 50 tons holding the building down.
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