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Residential Foundations

Residential Foundations

Residential Foundations

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I would like to know what kind of tests should be done on Soil for residential footing design.

for the dead and live loads  Roof: 32LL / 15DL PSF , Walls : 0LL/160 Dead PLF, Floor is 40LL/15Dead PSF.

I know there should be a Sulfate test. What other tests do i need to do??

 

RE: Residential Foundations

Make sure that there is no clay in the soil.

RE: Residential Foundations

I'm confused.  Is this for wood footings?  If not, you might get better results in the geotech or foundation forums.

RE: Residential Foundations

Tests that you SHOULD run on a residential foundation are the same as those you should run on a commercial foundation.  The soil doesn't know the difference between residential and commercial and neither do the materials of construction.  Yes, I know that for residential work you have to be cost conscious, but engineering is the same for either.

Agree with hokie66...other forums would be more appropriate.

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