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sloped cont. footings

sloped cont. footings

sloped cont. footings

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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?

RE: sloped cont. footings

What is the footing supporting?  The usual reason for a stepped footing is to avoid cutting the form work for a concrete wall.  In the case of a block wall, it is the same, to avoid cutting the bottom courses of block.

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.

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