Different Types of Footings are selected and constructed.įoundations are mainly classified into two types: Minimize distress against soil movementĭepending on Soil bearing capacity of a particular location.Stability against sliding & overturning.Foundation is to be strong enough to bear that all loads without any settlement, So for spreading the vertical load to large area footings are constructed. Think for a Two storeyed building how much concrete needed? How much quantity of bars needed? to construct a building. In simple words, Consider 1m 3 of concrete weight i.e., 2400 Kgs to 2600 Kgs depending on mix.

The settlement of the structure should be as uniform as possible and it should be within the tolerable limits. Foundation increases the stability of the structure. So that pressure on the soil does not exceed its allowable bearing capacity and restricts the settlement of the structure within the permissible limits. The foundation distributes the load over a large area. Foundation is an important part of the structure which transfers the load of the structure to the foundation soil.

Flat footing