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Serviceability Guidelines<br />

• bedding layer opening (location of neutral axis)<br />

• if connectors experience tension<br />

– control of crack width via Gergley-Lutz equation (validity?)<br />

– durability enhancement<br />

• connector coatings<br />

• embedment of column or pile into cap<br />

• limit pocket/duct height below top of cap<br />

• external sealants<br />

• drip beads<br />

• waterstops<br />

– bent deflections

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