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What type of footing supports a row of three or more columns?
What type of footing supports a row of three or more columns?
- Continuous Footing (correct)
- Isolated Footing
- Combined Footing
- Cantilever Footing
Which type of footing is the simplest and most economical?
Which type of footing is the simplest and most economical?
- Footing Tie Beam
- Isolated Footing (correct)
- Pile Footing
- Mat or Raft Footing
What is the purpose of a Footing Tie Beam?
What is the purpose of a Footing Tie Beam?
- Distribute wall load to the soil (correct)
- Support a single column
- Support two column loads
- Extend under the entire building area
When would you use a Pile Footing?
When would you use a Pile Footing?
Which type of footing connects two footings with a beam?
Which type of footing connects two footings with a beam?
What is the least cross-sectional dimension of a Footing Tie Beam?
What is the least cross-sectional dimension of a Footing Tie Beam?
When would you use a Combined Footing?
When would you use a Combined Footing?
What does a Mat or Raft Footing support?
What does a Mat or Raft Footing support?
What material is commonly used for constructing footings?
What material is commonly used for constructing footings?
What is the purpose of a Cantilever Footing?
What is the purpose of a Cantilever Footing?
What is the purpose of a Mat or Raft Footing?
What is the purpose of a Mat or Raft Footing?
In what situation would you use a Continuous Footing?
In what situation would you use a Continuous Footing?
What is the distinguishing feature of an Isolated footing?
What is the distinguishing feature of an Isolated footing?
When constructing footings, why is concrete with reinforcement commonly used?
When constructing footings, why is concrete with reinforcement commonly used?
What purpose does a Footing Tie Beam serve?
What purpose does a Footing Tie Beam serve?
Why would you choose to use a Pile Footing for construction?
Why would you choose to use a Pile Footing for construction?
What distinguishes a Cantilever Footing from other types?
What distinguishes a Cantilever Footing from other types?
When constructing footings, what does a Combined Footing support?
When constructing footings, what does a Combined Footing support?
Which type of footing is classified as wall footing and supports several columns in a row?
Which type of footing is classified as wall footing and supports several columns in a row?
What is the purpose of a Footing Tie Beam?
What is the purpose of a Footing Tie Beam?
Which type of footing would you choose to support two column loads connected by a beam?
Which type of footing would you choose to support two column loads connected by a beam?
Why is concrete with reinforcement commonly used for constructing footings?
Why is concrete with reinforcement commonly used for constructing footings?
What distinguishes Pile Footing from other types of footings?
What distinguishes Pile Footing from other types of footings?
When constructing footings, in what situation would you use a Mat or Raft Footing?
When constructing footings, in what situation would you use a Mat or Raft Footing?
What distinguishes a Cantilever Footing from an Isolated Footing?
What distinguishes a Cantilever Footing from an Isolated Footing?
In what situation would you use Continuous Footing?
In what situation would you use Continuous Footing?
Which type of footing is classified as Wall Footing?
Which type of footing is classified as Wall Footing?
What type of footing is the simplest and most economical?
What type of footing is the simplest and most economical?
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