Cyclopedia of architecture, carpentry, and building : a general reference work (1912)
American Technical Society · Chicago : American Technical Society · leaf 155
e directly overthe center of gravity (and hence the center of upward pressure) of the base of the footings. (3) That the footing shall havesufficient structural strength so thatit can distribute the load uniformlyover the subsoil. When it has been deter-mined with sufficient accuracyhow much… … Fig. 40. Construction where Lines of Down-ward and Upward Pressure on Foot-ings do not Coincide. or the area of column footings. The second requirement is very easily fulfilled when it is possibleto spread the footings in all directions as desired, as shown in Fig. 43.A common exception occurs when…
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