Wall footing
Type of shallow foundation
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A wall footing or strip footing is a continuous strip of concrete that serves to spread the weight of a load-bearing wall across an area of soil.[1] It is a component of a shallow foundation.[1]
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Wall footings carrying direct vertical loads might be designed either in plain concrete or in reinforced concrete. Since a wall footing deflects essentially in one way, it is analyzed by considering as a strip of unit width and its length.
References
- ^ a b Allen, Edward (2009). Fundamentals of Building Construction. Hoboken, New Jersey: John Wiley & Sons. p. 52. ISBN 9780470074688.