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Frost mage names. I remember there was a thread before, which discusses about the crushed stone size for use as non-expansive frostfree fill. Oct 6, 2008 · The frost line here is approximately 42" and the water within the sprinkler system will not be flowing unless there is a fire in the building, so we believe that there is a real pottential for the water within the line to freeze. 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 depth calculations? It seems to me that there are a ton of variables that could affect frost depth, so am just curious how these numbers are typically determined. Mar 12, 2018 · Hello All, How can I determine the frost line depth for a project in Virginia? All I can find in the code is in R301. On the other hand, dry, clean, sand or gravel may freeze without heaving. Apr 5, 2008 · Frost depth always has been and should be to the bottom of the footing. Jan 10, 2018 · Frost heave can easily be several inches in northern states with frost-susceptible (silty) soils and a shallow water table or just poor drainage. Any help would be appreciated. The recommendations also state that placing friction reducing material can be considered as an alternate option to prevent damage Mar 3, 2011 · A contractor is suggesting the use of 1ft deep, very wide concrete slab to support heavy rotating equipment. You are trying to avoid a condition where frost occurs in the soil directly under a footing and in which case the soil expands (or rather the moisture freezes and expands within the soil matrix) and dislocates the footing. 2 which leaves in up to the locality. The online version of the code is blank in this section. The local jurisdiction has a required frost depth 42in. Jun 4, 2008 · Hi, Guys, Need help here. Can a very heavy foundation (while still below the allowable bearing capacity of the soil) eliminate the need to go below the 42" Sep 29, 2019 · Would the current system present issues where as a result of frost heave the slab will function more as a beam / footing system since the sonotubes will provide resistance to any frost heave experience by the slab ? Right now the slab was poured on undisturbed soil over a drainage layer. As mentioned in the other thread, would be best to insulate footings having inadequate cover (side of wall below grade and laterally over footing) to maintain soils thawed under footing. . But I 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. Heave can vary a lot from year to year depending on moisture conditions and weather. My question is: how can i determine an R-value for the soil above the water line? Feb 17, 2007 · However there is still some potential for frost heave, especially of there are variations in the soil. Apr 5, 2008 · Frost depth always has been and should be to the bottom of the footing. mct5 9kn u8 9rk eh1u ii qne zq 95jp2 lhuw