COMBINED AND ECCENTRIC FOOTING

COMBINED FOOTING
 A COMBINED FOOTING IS
A LONG FOOTING
SUPPORTING TWO OR
MORE COLUMNS IN
(TYPICALLY TWO) ONE
ROW.

 A COMBINED FOOTING IS
A RECTANGULAR OR
TRAPEZOIDAL SHAPED
FOOTING.
A COMBINED FOOTING IS PROVIDE
UNDER THE FOLLOWING
CIRCUMSTANCES:
WHEN THE COLUMN ARE VERY NEAR TO EACH OTHER SO
THAT THEIR FOOTING OVERLAP.
WHEN THE BEARING CAPACITY OF THE SOIL IS LESS,
REQUIRING MORE AREA UNDER INDIVIDUAL
FOOTING.
WHEN THE END COLUMN IS NEAR A PROPERTY LINE SO
THAT ITS FOOTING CANNOT SPREAD IN THAT
DIRECTION.
 ADVANTAGES OF COMBINED FOOTING

01. The distance between two columns is small and when soil bearing capacity of soil is lower and their footings overlap
with each other.
When one column is close to a property line or sewer pipe, the Centre of gravity of column will not coincide with footing. In
such cases, it is necessary to provide combined this footing with that of the adjacent internal column.
. Dimensions of one side of footing are restricted to some lower value so that column footings may be combined.
The combined footing may be rectangular, trapezoidal or Tee-shaped in a plan. The ultimate aim is to get uniform pressure
distribution under the entire area of the footings. To achieve this, the centre of gravity of the footing area should
coincide with the centre of gravity of the total loads of the two or more columns
 DIFFERENT TYPES OF COMBINED FOOTING

T here are three different types of combined footings:

01. Slab Type Combined Footing:
Slab type combined footing supports two or more column with bottom slab only.
02. Slab-Beam Type Combined Footing:
Slab-beam type combined footing supports two or more column with bottom slab and beam.
03. Strap-Beam Type Combined Footing:
Strap-beam type combined footing is used when one column is located on a property line, resulting in is an eccentric load
on a portion of the footing.Therefore provide a beam in the footing to the adjacent column footing to restrain the
overturning effect.
ECCENTRIC FOOTING

A SPREAD OR WALL FOOTING THAT

ALSO MUST RESIST A MOMENT IN
ADDITION TO THE AXIAL COLUMN
LOAD.
MORE ECONOMICAL THAN A
COMBINED FOOTING WHEN SOIL
PRESSURE IS HIGH AND DISTANCE
BETWEEN THE COLUMN
ECCENTRIC FOOTING

IT CONSIST OF TWO ISOLATED

FOOTING CONNECTED WITH A
STRUCTURAL STRAP OR A LEVER
A SPREAD OR WALL FOOTING THAT
ALSO MUST RESIST A MOMENT IN
ADDITION TO THE AXIAL COLUMN
LOAD
THE STRAPS CONNECT THE FOOTING
SUCH THAT THEY BEHAVES AS A
ONE UNIT
IT IS ECONIMICAL FOOTING