soil pressures from a nearby structure?
soil pressures from a nearby structure?
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Im dealing with a new house and a garage next to it. Garage also has basement, but house doesnt.
Garage and house are seperated by dilatation (5 cm). House foundation is on RC slab (slab on grade).
Im wondering... since house is next to garage - i should design a garage concrete basement wall (25 cm thick) on soil pressures + pressures from the nearby object (house). Is this correct?
contact pressures under grade on slab is cca 70 kN/m2. Lets say soil coefficient is ko = 0,5. Does that mean I have to consider 70 x 0,5 = 35 kN/m2 pressure on the concrete wall?

Garage and house are seperated by dilatation (5 cm). House foundation is on RC slab (slab on grade).
Im wondering... since house is next to garage - i should design a garage concrete basement wall (25 cm thick) on soil pressures + pressures from the nearby object (house). Is this correct?
contact pressures under grade on slab is cca 70 kN/m2. Lets say soil coefficient is ko = 0,5. Does that mean I have to consider 70 x 0,5 = 35 kN/m2 pressure on the concrete wall?







RE: soil pressures from a nearby structure?
RE: soil pressures from a nearby structure?
Tnx for elaboration.
RE: soil pressures from a nearby structure?
This is of course a generalization. Geotech engineers might have additional thoughts that account for soil type, etc.