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thank you Guys, just to clarify 5.5ft footing was for shorter section of the wall at the front of the site Main wall: 12ft high masonry , 10" block 6.5ft wide continuous footing with 2 ft deep and 12"x12" key at middle of footing use #6 @ 24" vertical reinforcement on...

Its 12 ft high 5.5 ft footing 10 in block (L Shape free standing wall) at right way line around the site Any reference or idea appreciated Thank you

Sorry for confusion..... I designed the wall by itself.( hand calcs and used retain pro) It's a perimeter wall for a site not retaining any soil( like 6 " above footing and 6" behind wall) One off my colleague bring idea for column at certain spacing because the wall is 12 ft high. I m not...

Hi all, I am designing a free standing reinforced masonry wall( perimeter wall). 12 ft high wall with 5.5 ft wide continuous footing.( L shape due to right way limit) I checked all stability requirements. Overturning, sliding, soil pressure ,, And strength of wall and footing Does it required...

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Hello, i am designing a machine block foundation (5'deep). I provide reinforcement near all faces, but one of my coworkers recommend that i add intermediate layer of reinforcement. are intermediate horizontal rebars of two-way reinforcing needed for concrete block/foundation 5' deep( with...

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SlideRuleEra so the steel reinforcement only near faces no intermediate layer needed. my block foundation is 23' Long 15'Width 5'Thick Thanks everyone for valuable information.

saikee119 Yes, that s right ACI351.3R for foundation for dynamic equipment. i m using ACI 351.3R but for foundation thicker than 4 ft ACI 351.3R suggested to use ACI207.2R for minimum reinforcement. this my first time using ACI207.2R , so i was confused about reinforcement layout for block...

i m using Gergerly-Lutz crack width formula for the stress in reinforcement fs and another formula to get area of reinforcing bar from ACI 207.2R just i didnt picture concrete block with reinforcement only near all faces with nothing inside. thank you

That example was for 6 ft thick power-plant base slab. I m designing 5 ft block for grinding machine. i m using that example as reference but got me confuse. is the steel only at face not inside the block.

Hello all, anyone familiar with ACI 207.2R steel reinforcement for thick block foundation I need some clarification ACI 207.2R . their example about 6' thick slab for plant, they come out with # 11 @ 6 in. o.c in each face. is it only at face or through out the block? i know for machine...

Thank you guys, i m following ACI App. D. I will look for cage requirement and reinforcement on app D

Hello All, i m designing a foundation for heavy machine, but i couldn't find any guide about steel reinforcement. i know we need: . reinforcement in all faces . shrinkage do we have to have a cage around anchors bolt( machine will be anchor to foundation in four spot(6 bolt at each...

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