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I live in Northern Nevada, where it gets very cold for four( 4) months of the year,viz. Dec- thru- March. My home has a slab that was poured over perimeter footings that are 16 inches wide, and 30 inches tall, 24 inches below grade and 6" above grade, with the footings reinforced top and...

I live in Northern Nevada, where it gets very cold for four( 4) months of the year,viz. Dec- thru- March. My home has a slab that was poured over perimeter footings that are 16 inches wide, and 30 inches tall, 24 inches below grade and 6" above grade, with the footings reinforced top and...

Tnx's CSD72 for your reply. and the thing that makes sense is if the footings are part of the lateral-force resisting system and they are tied- via bent-over stem rebar,to the slab then the combination of the footings and the slab are going to "rock together" in resisting any lateral forces...

Turns out the UBC'97 went out of existence on July 1, 2005,when the IBC 2003 came into effect, but the Bldg permit was pulled before that date to allow construction under the UBC'97. Guess my major question is: Does the 4ft stem rebar from the perimeter and interior footings make this slab...

Am not a S.E or a C.E. but an E.E, and I have a question that I would greatly appreciate being answered by knowledgeable Structural Engineers. Namely,in Chapter 19 of the UBC '97 under Seismic Requirements for Plain Concrete it states under Section 1922.10.3 that structural concrete members are...