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    CRACK CONTROL IN FOOTINGS

    I am working on the design of a footing that has two way flexure. Do I have to check the footing for crack control? Thanks, Rob
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    Safety factor for Sliding with Seismic load combinations

    I have been trying to find if there is any reduction to the safety factor 1.5 for Sliding when seismic forces are involved. In AASHTO, the use of 0.75 reduction factor is permitted. Is there a similar reduction factor in IBC 2003? Please respond. Thanks, Robert
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    Sear Key

    The question is regarding functioning of shear key used in the footings. I have a square footing (8'x8') with a large horizontal force acting on it and it fails in sliding. To help resist in sliding, I decided to put a shear key 2'x1.5' at the bottom of the footing. Now, to resist sliding, there...

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