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Default lintel in foundations over drainage

Sewer pipes to go though foundations, protected by concrete lintel.
What depth in the foundations does the lintel go - replacing first row
of bricks / embedded in
trench, or what ?
Also, how is the size of the lintel calculated.
Thanks,
Simon.