Mat Foundation Details
Mat Foundation Details
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I am working on a project that requires a design of mat foundation system. I intend to use #8 top and bottom bars and 48" thick mat. This is my first project that needs a mat foundation. I am looking for some typical mat foundation details (PDF details would do). Any help is appreciated.
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RE: Mat Foundation Details
I'd say that if this is for a house, it's a little conservative. But if it's for the power block of a nuclear poser plant, it might be a little light.
To naswer your question, any foundation book will have examples of mat foundations. Pdfs of foundations are not going to help, unless it's that same size and weight structure. Isn't there anyone down the hall you can ask for help?
RE: Mat Foundation Details
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RE: Mat Foundation Details
That said, you can read about detailing for mat foundations here (Feb 2012, Concrete International Magazine)
http://www.concrete.org/tempComDocs/107394-82629/c...
RE: Mat Foundation Details
Thanks for the article. This is helpful.
It may not make sense to say that we have engineers who have designed it, but they do not have drawings/details. Do not you think I asked them the details???????? It is really stupid not to ask them, and ask here in eng-tips. Yes, they had designed it with their previous companies, but not in this office, and THEY DO NOT HAVE DRAWINGS AND DETAILS.......................
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