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Concrete wall with encased column

JStructsteel

Structural
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Got a barn that the owner wants a concrete wall up 5 feet around the perimeter. Plan was to pour around the wood columns. Whats a good waterproofing/barrier to use?

End result will be siding above concrete, so no direct impingement of water at the top. Should be relatively dry inside.

I had thought about a drainage board around the column, that would help isolate the column too.

Thoughts?
 
Steel column then wood above maybe? Sounds like a recipe for disaster casting timber in tbh
Will the wall rely on the column for support?
 
Sorry, this is an existing wood barn, adding the concrete walls.
 
Are the columns used for MWFRS or just gravity loads?
 

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