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Tilt-Up Connection for Expansive Soils

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msp1

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Feb 10, 2005
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How would someone hand the connection at the base for a tilt-up wall panel system for an expansive soil condition that could possibly heave the floor system? Would you still connect the panel to the slab or primarily rely on a connection to the foundation or none of the above?

TIA,

mp
 
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