Labels:dialog box | hakham | monitor | web site OCR: Types of Footings Overview Different types of Footings History of footings Piles Development of ithe Bell Footing t some depth depending on the type of soil to be Pre-molded bell excavated an altemative type of foundation becomes more footings economical than spread footings One type that often Review used S pile foundation. pile sometimes called pylon. References slender underground column. Historically piles have been wood timbers driven into the ground and rely on friction TEST the compressed soil around create sufficient bearing capacity Modern day piles may be made of steel or precast concrete Sometimes multiple piles are driven in area and caped with mat foundation ("pile cap") to transfer the loads column. Other alternatives to the spread footing are variati ons pile called caisson ...
