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    Load Distribution from CMU Wall on Footing

    Hello everyone If you have a wall footing supporting a CMU wall, how do you treat concentrated load distribution on the wall to get loading on the footing? I know TMS 5.1.3.1 lets you go down at a 2:1 slope up to half the height of the wall to get the effective length the concentrated load is...
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    Frost Protection for Interior Footings

    Hello everyone, I'm looking at a set of structural plans and trying to understand why the exterior footings need to be placed below the frost line, but the interior footings are able to be placed right below the slab on grade with no foundation pier. Is there a construction step that's done to...
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    Understanding ACI Design Example

    Hello everyone, I have some questions about a wall footing design example from the ACI design handbook (see image). 1. In general, how would you get the axial force effects from a wind load on the wall footing. My thinking is let's say you had 12-inch CMU exterior walls that are 20 ft tall on...

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