Types of Footings in Civil Engineering | What are the different types of footing used in construction
Types of Footings: 1. Plain footing. 2. Step footing. 3. Isolated/strip/tapered footing. 4. Plain combined footing. 5. Isolated combined Footing. 6. Strap footing or Neighbor footing / shoe footing. 7. Raft footing. 8. Pile footing. 1. Plain footing: This footing is generally use in house construction where the soil bearing capacity is 24KN/M3. Plain footing is a shallow foundation which is designed to take small loads from column structure without using longitudinal or main bars. This is the most economical form of foundation. 2. Step Footing: Step footing is defined as a footing which the desired breadth is secured by a series of steps of one unit horizontal dimension to two units of vertical dimension in about the proportion. These types of footings were constructed in olden days, now generally they are not preferred. 3. Isolated Footing: These types of footings are constructed for single column and they may be in square or rectangular in shape. It is also known as pad or...