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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David Sarnoff, RCA, and the Rise of Broadcasting from Forbes Greatest Business Stories of All Time by Daniel Gross, et al. Brigadier General David Sarnoff commanded what radio pioneer Lee De Forest called, âan Invisible Empire of the Air, intan-gible, yet solid as granite.â This invisible empire became, under Sarnoffâs guidance and stewardship, the foundation for todayâs electronic mass media. At the tender age of fifteen, David Sarnoff took a job as office boy for the firm that became the Radio Corporation of America (RCA). Quickly climbing the ranks to high-level man-agement, he foresaw radioâs commercial potential and helped it grow.