Code of Massachusetts Regulations
780 CMR - STATE BOARD OF BUILDING REGULATIONS AND STANDARDS
Chapter 18 - Soils and Foundations
Section 1809 - SHALLOW FOUNDATIONS
Subsection 1809.6 - Location of footings
Universal Citation: 780 CMR MA Code of Regs 1809.6
Current through Register 1531, September 27, 2024
Footings on granular soil shall be so located that the line drawn between the lower edges of adjoining footings shall not have a slope steeper than 30 degrees (0.52 rad) with the horizontal, unless the material supporting the higher footing is braced or retained or otherwise laterally supported in an approved manner or a greater slope has been properly established by engineering analysis.
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