Assignment No. 11.

Name: ________________________

DO INDIVIDUALLY!

Due: 11/19/2010, Beginning of Class

Given: 8 ft tall reinforced concrete basement wall with differential backfill 7.0 ft.

Concrete: 3000 psi @ 28 days compressive strength.

Reinforcement: all to be # 4 Gr. 60 bars.

Backfill: Sand (SW, SP)

Wall thickness: 6.0 in. (actual)

Supported at bottom with 4 in. concrete slab on grade

Supported on top by attachment to wood floor framing system with 2 x plate and 5/8 in. anchor bolts

Determine:

1.  V.S. spacing

2.  V.S. location

3.  H.S. requirements (spacing or number of bars, and location)

4.  Anchor Bolt spacing

5.  Sketch it up

Use: IRC Tables R404.1.1(5), R404.1(2), and Section R404.4.6.2 (for H.S.)

Do it!