Mar 3, 2011 · A contractor is suggesting the use of 1ft deep, very wide concrete slab to support heavy rotating equipment. The local jurisdiction has a required frost depth 42in. Can a very heavy …

Apr 5, 2008 · Frost depth always has been and should be to the bottom of the footing. You are trying to avoid a condition where frost occurs in the soil directly under a footing and in which case the soil …

Feb 26, 2025 · The frost jacking happens due to ice lens formation at the boundary btwn cold enough and not cold enough. I don't know about ice lens formation, but I guess my thinking was that if the …

Mar 2, 2004 · Frost heave on structures has a great deal to do with how the soil freezes to the exterior foundation wall and lifts up the building from the side. While frost depths vary substantially based on …

Feb 11, 2025 · Hello, I am currently designing concrete drilled piers, and per the geotech report, the recommendations incur a 1600 psf design stress for potential frost heave. The recommendations …

Mar 7, 2008 · Stoops are any sort of entrance entity that is situated adjacent to building exits. They serve two main purposes: 1. Provide proper surfaces to exit on, such as a landing, stairway, ramp, …

Oct 17, 2006 · What happen if you cannot achieve frost depth on retaining wall. Can you put helical piers underneath the wall to counteract lifting from the frost? How do I know how much I need?

Oct 16, 2007 · If I have a grade beam on drilled piers (residential with fairly tall crawlspace), Do I need to burry bottom of wall to frost depth? The main level of the house is a little high.

Apr 13, 2011 · Section 1809.5 of IBC 2009 deals with frost depth and leaves most of the requirements up to the local jurisdiction. You may want to look in this section to see if you can work your way out of …

Dec 17, 2018 · If frost depth is determined for a county, how many tests do they perform before the county is satisfied with their estimate of frost depth? Is climate change taken into account in frost …