Resistance of Paving Around Existing Pedestal
Resistance of Paving Around Existing Pedestal
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I am checking existing spread footing and with new loads eccentricity is bigger than half of the footing (e.g. resultant load is outside of footing). Can resistance of the paving around pedestal be used to bring resultant force inside of footing? Thank you very much. IV






RE: Resistance of Paving Around Existing Pedestal
Absolutely Not!
If it is concrete paving:
Sliding resistance maybe!(depends on details)
Overturning absolutely Not!
RE: Resistance of Paving Around Existing Pedestal
What causes an stable old footing to have such high OT? Have you applied your load correctly? Why not to modify the existing footing to accomodate the new loads? Did you check the soil condition - is the bearing still within allowable?
RE: Resistance of Paving Around Existing Pedestal