Cracking - common locations

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Cracking – Common Locations Wall – Common Locations Footings – and Foundations Foundation – and Footing

Text in the illustration

cracks often occur near high concentrated loads such as this settling column
cracks will also tend to show up at weak areas such as the line through the doors and windows

Generated explanation

The illustration shows a two-story house with a hip roof and cracks at two common locations in its walls. A cutaway at the left exposes a supporting column beneath a wall corner, with cracks extending across the walls above the column. A downward arrow indicates settlement of this concentrated support. On the right elevation, a crack follows a weak line through the door and window openings, with another downward arrow indicating movement.

Components

exterior walls support column hip roof windows exterior door

Defects shown

wall cracking near concentrated loads settlement of a supporting column wall cracking along weak lines through door and window openings

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