Originally Posted by
Joshua Hardesty
How exactly is "a relieving arch" defined?
Joshua,
"dirt over the pipe in an arched style works for me!" is not correct.
The footing needs to be designed to arch up and over the pipe, with the steel in the footing, in such a way as to transfer the load "above" the pipe location to the sides of the pipe location, so that there is "no load" directly on the footing pressing vertically down toward the pipe.