UNITIZED PRECAST GRILLAGE FOUNDATION AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME
The present invention discloses a unitized precast grillage foundation for supporting a tower comprising: a plurality of anchoring elements defining a grid for resting on an underlying surface; a base connected on the grid, the base comprising at least a first footing and a second footing spaced apart and at least one connecting member between and connected to the at least first footing and the second footing; and a beam-column projecting upwardly from the base, and a method of making same. In a preferred embodiment, the tower is an electrical transmission tower.