9-ft. tall x 8-in. concrete foundation wall sitting on a footing weighs or applies a load to the footing of 9 ft. x 8 in./12 in./ft. x 150 pcf = 900 lbs./lin. ft. Load capacity of footing.

Footings need long pieces of reinforcing steel. One-half-inch diameter, No. 4, is almost always sufficient. Because the steel needs to be continuous in the footing, don't butt two pieces together.

A CFA member asks for an interpretation of the cover requirements for dowels in a footing used to provide connection between the concrete footing and the foundation wall. 7.3.4.1 A vertical No. 4 ...