Adjacent foundation element
Adjacent foundation element
(OP)
Looking for practice is setting elevation of adjacent foundation elements. For spread and/or continuous wall footing(s) I have used the rule of thumb of 2 horizontal to 1 vertical unless soils report says something like 1 to 1 would be acceptable. Have used the same general rules for adjacent pile caps, bottom of caissons. Are there any other opinions or systems that do not follow this general practice?






RE: Adjacent foundation element
(footing width = B)
Here is the link to the document, see page 1-14
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RE: Adjacent foundation element
RE: Adjacent foundation element
eric1037 - 5 horz to 1 vert...is that for bott of caissons? seems high for typ footings.
RE: Adjacent foundation element
For most cases, the 5 horizontal to 1 vertical will reduce overlapping zones. However, for large foundations, this may need to be increased.