Simon-189
2021-11-11 14:26:52
- #1
I thought about putting in gravel, tamping it down properly, hydro-isolation, reinforcement steel and concrete on top of the entire foundation, so that it lies 15 cm higher again.
But this only results in a 15 cm layer of concrete that has no structural connection to the rest of the strip foundation. At what distance are the stirrups laid? Or have you laid bent mats as a cage? You should glue your new longitudinal reinforcement downwards into the existing foundation with stirrups. I would even do it at the same spacing as the already installed stirrups, just shifted by 10 cm and glued in about 50 cm by feel. What does the structural analysis say about the reinforcement? How large is the concrete cover? Could it possibly be too small?
I suspect your crack comes from compaction. Compacted soil downward inside and pushed upwards again under the foundation.