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PENNSYLVANIA HOUSING RESEARCH CENTER. FROST PROTECTED SHALLOW FOUNDATIONS IN PENNSYLVANIA. June 2016 | Emma Dickson, Christopher Hine, and Brian Wolfgang WHAT IS A FOUNDATION? WHAT IS A FROST PROTECTED . SHALLOW FOUNDATION? The foundation in residential construction is a crucial structural component that is responsible for distrib- In an effort to reduce the required depth to which foun- uting dead and live loads from above to the ground dations and footings must be installed, builders can below. The foundation is also a critical assembly in the take advantage of building heat loss and geothermal overall building enclosure, responsible for controlling heating by designing and installing a FROST PROTECTED heat, air, and moisture flow. SHALLOW foundation (FPSF). Figure 1 shows the inter- actions between FPSF heat loss and surrounding soil In cold climates, including Pennsylvania, a foundation temperatures.
Learn how to design and install frost protected shallow foundations (FPSF) to reduce the required depth of foundations and footings in cold climates. Find the minimum footing depth and insulation R-value for each Air Freezing Index (AFI) region in Pennsylvania.
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