Sunday, December 3, 2023

9.12.4.1. Support of Footings

 9.12.4.1. Support of Footings 


This Article addresses #trenching below the #footing that is required for services. It requires that the soil in the trench be compacted by tamping to the footing base, or be filled with concrete having a strength of at least 10 MPa (1 400 psi), as illustrated in Figure 9.12.-8.

Quoted from Illustrated Users' Guide - NBC2015



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