FLOOD03449

• County: Statewide
• Community: State of Colorado
• Stream Name: All
• Basin: Statewide
• Title: Colorado Flood Proofing Manual
• Date: 10/1/1983
• Prepared For: State of Colorado
• Prepared By: CWCB
• Floodplain - Doc Type: Educational/Technical/Reference Information

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Another important point of connection is the foundation footing. It must be secured to the foun-
dation wall with dowel reinforcement. Also, as discussed in Chapter XI, the wall or footing should
be tied into the basement floor slab if one exists, Figure 7.10 shows these two kinds of anchoring
and the ACI 381,77 contains specific design criteria.

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Figure 7,10. Wall, slab, and footing, Anchored to adt monolithicly, (Reference 6)

The idea behind all the kinds of anchoring presented above is to make the structure act mon-
olithicly - that is, as if it were one solid mass. In some cases, such as with the floor siab and footings,
the two parts may be placed at the same time to make them truly monoiithic. This should be done
when possible to eliminate joints. Joints require added attention during construction as explained
in the following section.

he need for anchoring also applies to large miscellaneous objects, The most common item to be
anchored is a tank such as those used to store fuel. These storage tanks are frequently seated on
concrete floors. Anchor bolts such as the one shown in Figure 7.11 should be installed when the
concrete is placed. The bolts should be 1/2" or larger diameter and embedded at least nine
inches. For tanks that are bolted to free standing concrete, the following guideiines shouid be
used: