Civil Engineering - Building Construction - Discussion

When two isolated footings are combined by a beam with a view to sharing the loads of both the columns by the footings, the footing is known as Strap footing?

These footings are required if the loads are heavy on columns and the areas of foundation are not overlapping with each other.

The foundation in which a cantilever beam is provided to join two footings, is known strap footing.

Because strap foundation is between two footing one beam is provided.

For every structure or construction basically we need foundation.

It is a substructure i.e; it lies below the ground level.

Foundation can transfer the superstructure loads to the ground.

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