How this node works
Ground beams tie adjacent footings into a frame: they stiffen them, carry the differential settlements and, above all, distribute the horizontal seismic actions so the footings do not move each on its own.
Key points
- Footing
- Column
- Ground beam (tie)
- Tie-beam reinforcement
- Blinding / soil
- Tied footing
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