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TABLE 1.3 Council of American Structural Engineers Drawing Review Checklist (Continued)

Project: Project Manager: Reviewer:

Project No.: Engineer: Date:

Item Yes No N/A Comment

I. Have appropriate sideway criteria
been shown?
VII. Foundations
A. Are all footings located to provide
concentric loading as closely as
possible?
B. Is footing schedule used for contin-
uous wall footings and individual
footings?
C. Are tops of footing elevations
shown?
D. Are foundations placed at proper
depth for frost line?
E. Are all footing steps shown?
F. Is standard footing step shown?
G. Is there any top reinforcing in con-
tinuous footing? If so, note in stan-
dard detail.
H. Are concrete piers required for
structural steel columns?
I. Are footings lowered near eleva-
tor/escalator pits to distribute bear-
ing pressure below pits?
J. Do elevator/escalator pits have
sumps?
K. Are water stops shown?
L. Are all special notes requiring brac-
ing and shoring included?
M. Is wall reinforcing coordinated?
N. Is basement wall backfill noted to
be placed after lower slab and frame
slab are in place?
O. Is special detail for base of base-
ment wall and slab on grade shown?
P. Is footing steel located in bottom
for spread footings and on top and
bottom for combined footings?

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