Footing foundation is one of the oldest and most popular type of shallow foundations. A footing is an enlargement of the base of a column or wall for the purpose of distributing the load on the supporting soil at a pressure suiting its properties.he type shown in Fig.13-a is used for footings carry light loads and placed on uniform soil of good bearing capacity. The type shown in Fig.13-b is used when the soil under the footing is not uniform and of different bearing capacities.
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