Concrete Course website ...
Syllabus ... here
Schedule (evolving) ... here
Residential Foundations
Conventional Light Frame Wood Construction - limitations ... here
Prescriptive Footing Sizes ... here
Allowable Soil Bearing Pressures (IBC Table 1804.2) ... here
IRC Table R401.4.1 (Allowable Soil Pressure) ... here
IRC Table R403.1 (Prescriptive Footing Sizes) ... here
IRC Table R404.1.1 (Prescriptive Basement Wall Reinf.) ... here
Crawl Space Issues ... here
Finish Grade ... here
*New* At-Rest and At-Rest
Soil Pressures (Table 1610.1) ... here
On-Line Notes
"Cracks Happen" ... here
Sketches ... control joints ...
... slabs at foundations ...
... at openings and steps.
Various Technical Information ...
Bar Sizes ... here
Areas of Reinforcing Bars ... here
Concrete Cover ... here
Bar Spacing ... here
Rebar Identification ... here
... Wire Reinforcement ... here
Load Factors ... here
Strength Reduction Factors ... here
Resistance Factor ... (fy = 60,000 psi and f 'c = 3000 psi) ... here
General Good Stuff ...
Good Questions for the Owner, Building Official ... here
Stuff to Ask of Your Soils Engineer ... here
Cement types ... here
Oh, ... on `fibers' ... http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fiber_reinforced_concrete
Manufacturer Information
ICF forms systems for reinforced concrete slab-joist deck systems ... http://www.insul-deck.org/
News Desk
Lateral Tie and Ledger ... Decks ... http://www.deckmagazine.com/pdf/2007/0707/0707ledg.pdf
Cool ... wikipedia on Soil Classif ... http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Unified_Soil_Classification_System