Connection between strip footing and slab on ground
Connection between strip footing and slab on ground
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Just wonder what kind of connection should I use between strip footing and slab on ground?
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the red circle is the location I want to know.
thanks
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RE: Connection between strip footing and slab on ground
Mike McCann
MMC Engineering
RE: Connection between strip footing and slab on ground
RE: Connection between strip footing and slab on ground
Dik
RE: Connection between strip footing and slab on ground
To hokkie66, they are same, but I only show 1 side of it.
To Dik, can you talk deeply about 6" granular 'buffer',or maybe a picture of it to make me more understand.
thanks !
RE: Connection between strip footing and slab on ground
RE: Connection between strip footing and slab on ground
If the slab meets the footing as you have shown, a small amount of footing settlement causes an offset that will affect the floor covering. If you dowel them together, footing settlement will crack the slab or rotate the footing.
Another benefit of placing the footing below the slab is that a perimeter drain laid on top of the footing will have its flowlne below the top of slab level, reducing the chanace that water will come in. Building on clays, any time the exterior grade is higher than the floor level, there is a chance of water entering, and a perimeter drain is needed.
RE: Connection between strip footing and slab on ground
And Jeftang91, yes, then no connection would be involved.
Mike McCann
MMC Engineering
RE: Connection between strip footing and slab on ground