Tuesday 3 March 2015

DESIGN OF FOOTINGS
Footings  are the structures below ground level which distribute the load to soil underlying.
In high rise buildings generally tappered footings are used with tappered angle approximately equal to 45degree.The below images shows the tappered footing used in buildings.


                                                          COMBINED FOOTING


                                         TAPPERED COLUMN FOOTING
                                COLUMN REINFORCEMANT COMING OUT FROM FOOTING


                                                TAPPERED PHASE OF FOOTING


                           RCC TAPPERED FOOTING USED IN A HIGH RISE BUILDING

                                      BITUMEN OIL USED FOR WATER PROOFING ON FOOTING
(LIQUID LYING ABOVE FOOTING IN IMAGE IS BITUMEN)


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