Difference of Strip Footing and Pad Footing

What is foundation

Central feature of construction site is structure foundation. It is a part of structure system. It fixes structures to soil and resist overturning. foundation hold the stability of structure. Foundation provides accurate surface to develop the substructure.

Purpose of foundation

1. Foundation distributes different super structure to a super large area.

2. Foundation supports the structure of building.

3. Foundation provides safety against different incident.

4. Foundation provides surface to the super structure.

5. It provides resilience to the structure.

6. It can also transmit the load through side fiction.

7. Foundation prevents all sort of minimize cracks.

Popular type of foundation

There are two popular type of foundation available in construction. These two are Strip footing and pad footing. In this article we will discuss about these two types of foundation and difference between them.

Strip footing

this type of foundation is shallow foundation that is used to provide a continuous support to a linear structure. Strip foundation is also called as strip footing. It is boasting the lower level which is at least equal or lower than 3m. Strip footing helps to spread the whole weight across the soil.

The strip foundation is suitable for most type of soil. It also provides a continuous support and help to load bearing walls.

Strip footing is working well with frequent columns than pad footing. The width of strip footing goes together with the width of wall structure. The minimum strength of this foundation is 150mm. Strip footing is enough deep to prevent frosting. Strip foundation is best solution to support linear wall by spreading load.