Questions tagged [raft-foundations]
The questions regarding specifically to raft (mat) foundations, which is a type of shallow foundation. The tag could also be as "raft (mat) foundations", or "raft/mat foundations", since these two terms are used in equal frequency and mean exactly the same type of foundation.
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Mat Footing (Bending Moment Issue of the Short Strip)
Hi I'm a civil engineering student, I wanted to ask for help and clarification for the design of mat footing. I used the Rigid method and based my design on the ACI 336_2R and Foundation Engineering ...
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Rafters in loft
I have two which I believe to be tie rafters in my loft. They are 1.2 meters from the boarded floor. They both are wobbly. My question is can I remove them and replace them with vertical timbers to ...
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Distance of raft foundation outwards
Can you tell me (for USA) which code (or standard or guide) and in it where exactly I can see the distance required for the raft foundation, as far as how much it should extend horizontally beyond the ...
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