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    foundation design

    Thanks everyone for the advice.
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    foundation design

    To answer some of these questions: I am planning to fill the blocks with concrete where there is rebar, but not elsewhere, the slab reinforcement will be a wire mesh which will be held by rebar chairs or something similar - same for the rebar, the drainage pipe will drain to the surface at a...
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    foundation design

    Hi everyone, I am designing a footing for a 16’x20’ addition to my home, and was hoping to get some feedback from anyone who might have a little more experience with this in a professional setting. I have been mainly referencing IRC 2009, but being new to structural concrete, I want to make...
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