Concrete radial Step
Concrete radial Step
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I've been assigned to design a new step/patio area for a residential house. The client/builder want to construct it of concrete and decorative pavers. The patio is going to be a half-circle adjacent to the house. It has been suggested that we create a 4' deep footing that goes around the circumference of the patio. To me that seems over designing.
Can anyone familiar with this give me a couple tips, or direct me to a good reference. My background is not in structural design. Thanks a lot.
Can anyone familiar with this give me a couple tips, or direct me to a good reference. My background is not in structural design. Thanks a lot.





RE: Concrete radial Step
Thanks everyone.
RE: Concrete radial Step
2nd, to build a small number of steps surrounding a semicircle just an inclined slab on the ground may be enough. Of course one needs to care about that the soil below is strong enough; there was a time (in my early practice) I didn't do but doubly reinforced slabs on the ground, and I still think is the good practice; none raised then here a brow on this, was quite common here. Furthermore, professors at the ETSAM not even cared to point there was such thing as simply reinforced slabs on the ground. Fortunately we lived in a world of thick concrete and in general continue doing so.