sloped cont. footings
sloped cont. footings
(OP)
I am looking for issues that would need to considered to sloped continuous footings rather than having steps in the footing? Issues that I initially consider are local erosion, maximum slope, drainage issues.
I quess the big question is, is it bad engineering practice to slope a footing?
I quess the big question is, is it bad engineering practice to slope a footing?





RE: sloped cont. footings
There is really nothing wrong with a sloped continous footing (assuming a resonable slope). But from a constructability point of view, the stepped footing is less expensive.