Aug 22, 2003 #1 west55 Agricultural Joined Aug 22, 2003 Messages 1 Location US I noticed a counterfort on a residential basement wall that extended 8 inches past the footing. Accordingly, the counterfort is not supported on the last 8 inches. Is this something to be concerned about?
I noticed a counterfort on a residential basement wall that extended 8 inches past the footing. Accordingly, the counterfort is not supported on the last 8 inches. Is this something to be concerned about?
Aug 25, 2003 #2 SlideRuleEra Structural Joined Jun 2, 2003 Messages 5,527 Location US This is certainly not good practice and partially defeats the purpose of a counterfort. Take a look at this website: http://sbe.napier.ac.uk/projects/retwall/help/counterf.htm Upvote 0 Downvote
This is certainly not good practice and partially defeats the purpose of a counterfort. Take a look at this website: http://sbe.napier.ac.uk/projects/retwall/help/counterf.htm