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1807.1.6.2 Concrete Foundation Walls

Building Code 2018 of Illinois > 18 Soils and Foundations > 1807 Foundation Walls, Retaining Walls and Embedded Posts and Poles > 1807.1 Foundation Walls > 1807.1.6 Prescriptive Design of Concrete and Masonry Foundation Walls > 1807.1.6.2 Concrete Foundation Walls
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Concrete foundation walls shall comply with the following:
  1. The thickness shall comply with the requirements of Table 1807.1.6.2.
  2. The size and spacing of vertical reinforcement shown in Table 1807.1.6.2 are based on the use of reinforcement with a minimum yield strength of 60,000 pounds per square inch (psi) (414 MPa). Vertical reinforcement with a minimum yield strength of 40,000 psi (276 MPa) or 50,000 psi (345 MPa) shall be permitted, provided that the same size bar is used and the spacing shown in the table is reduced by multiplying the spacing by 0.67 or 0.83, respectively.
  3. Vertical reinforcement, where required, shall be placed nearest the inside face of the wall a distance, d, from the outside face (soil face) of the wall. The distance, d, is equal to the wall thickness, t, minus 1.25 inches (32 mm) plus one-half the bar diameter, db, [d = t - (1.25 + db / 2)]. The reinforcement shall be placed within a tolerance of ± 3/8 inch (9.5 mm) where d is less than or equal to 8 inches (203 mm) or ± 1/2 inch (12.7 mm) where d is greater than 8 inches (203 mm).
  4. In lieu of the reinforcement shown in Table 1807.1.6.2, smaller reinforcing bar sizes with closer spacings that provide an equivalent cross-sectional area of reinforcement per unit length shall be permitted.
  5. Concrete cover for reinforcement measured from the inside face of the wall shall be not less than 3/4 inch (19.1 mm). Concrete cover for reinforcement measured from the outside face of the wall shall be not less than 11/2 inches (38 mm) for No. 5 bars and smaller, and not less than 2 inches (51 mm) for larger bars.
  6. Concrete shall have a specified compressive strength, f 'c, of not less than 2,500 psi (17.2 MPa).
  7. The unfactored axial load per linear foot of wall shall not exceed 1.2 t f 'c where t is the specified wall thickness in inches.
TABLE 1807.1.6.2
CONCRETE FOUNDATION WALLSb, c
MAXIMUM
WALL
HEIGHT
(feet)
MAXIMUM
UNBALANCED
BACKFILL
HEIGHTe (feet)
MINIMUM VERTICAL REINFORCEMENT-BAR SIZE AND SPACING (inches)
Design lateral soil loada (psf per foot of depth)
30d 45d 60
Minimum wall thickness (inches)
7.5 9.5 11.5 7.5 9.5 11.5 7.5 9.5 11.5
5 4 PC PC PC PC PC PC PC PC PC
5
PC
PC
PC
PC
PC
PC
PC
PC
PC
6 4 PC
PC
PC
PC
PC
PC
PC
PC
PC
5
PC
PC
PC
PC
PC
PC
PC
PC
PC
6 PC
PC
PC
PC
PC
PC
PC
PC
PC
7 4 PC
PC
PC
PC
PC
PC
PC
PC
PC
5
PC
PC
PC
PC
PC
PC
PC
PC
PC
6 PC
PC
PC
PC
PC
PC
#5 at 48
PC
PC
7 PC
PC
PC
#5 at 46
PC
PC
#6 at 48 PC PC
8 4 PC
PC
PC
PC
PC
PC
PC
PC
PC
5
PC
PC
PC
PC
PC
PC
PC
PC
PC
6 PC
PC
PC
PC
PC
PC
#5 at 43
PC
PC
7 PC
PC
PC
#5 at 41
PC
PC
#6 at 43 PC PC
8 #5 at 47 PC PC #6 at 43 PC PC #6 at 32 #6 at 44 PC
9 4 PC
PC
PC
PC
PC
PC
PC
PC
PC
5
PC
PC
PC
PC
PC
PC
PC
PC
PC
6 PC
PC
PC
PC
PC
PC
#5 at 39
PC
PC
7 PC
PC
PC
#5 at 37
PC
PC
#6 at 38 #5 at 37 PC
8 #5 at 41 PC PC #6 at 38 #5 at 37 PC #7 at 39 #6 at 39 #4 at 48
9d
#6 at 46
PC
PC
#7 at 41
#6 at 41
PC
#7 at 31
#7 at 41 #6 at 39
10 4 PC
PC
PC
PC
PC
PC
PC
PC
PC
5
PC
PC
PC
PC
PC
PC
PC
PC
PC
6 PC
PC
PC
PC
PC
PC
#5 at 37
PC
PC
7 PC
PC
PC
#6 at 48
PC
PC
#6 at 35 #6 at 48 PC
8 #5 at 38 PC PC #7 at 47 #6 at 47 PC #7 at 35 #7 at 47 #6 at 45
9d
#6 at 41
#4 at 48
PC
#7 at 37
#7 at 48
#4 at 48
#6 at 22
#7 at 37 #7 at 47
10d #7 at 45 #6 at 45 PC #7 at 31 #7 at 40 #6 at 38 #6 at 22 #7 at 30 #7 at 38
For SI: 1 inch = 25.4 mm, 1 foot = 304.8 mm, 1 pound per square foot per foot = 0.157 kPa/m.
  1. For design lateral soil loads, see Section 1610.
  2. Provisions for this table are based on design and construction requirements specified in Section 1807.1.6.2.
  3. PC = Plain Concrete.
  4. Where unbalanced backfill height exceeds 8 feet and design lateral soil loads from Table 1610.1 are used, the requirements for 30 and 45 psf per foot of depth are not applicable (see Section 1610 ).
  5. For height of unbalanced backfill, see Section 1807.1.2.

1807.1.6.2.1 Seismic Requirements

Based on the seismic design category assigned to the structure in accordance with Section 1613, concrete foundation walls designed using Table 1807.1.6.2 shall be subject to the following limitations:
  1. Seismic Design Categories A and B. Not less than one No. 5 bar shall be provided around window, door and similar sized openings. The bar shall be anchored to develop fy in tension at the corners of openings.
  2. Seismic Design Categories C, D, E and F. Tables shall not be used except as allowed for plain concrete members in Section 1905.1.7.

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