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Definition of Footings
1. footing [n] - See also: footing
Lexicographical Neighbors of Footings
Literary usage of Footings
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Building Construction and Superintendence by Frank Eugene Kidder (1909)
"To illustrate the manner in which the width of the footings should be proportioned
when the pressure under the footings is very light, the following example ..."
2. A Treatise on Concrete, Plain and Reinforced: Materials, Construction, and by Frederick Winslow Taylor, Sanford Eleazer Thompson, René Feret, William Barnard Fuller, Frank Pape McKibben, Spencer Baird Newberry (1916)
"Reinforced concrete footings utilize the compressive strength of the concrete
... Reinforced concrete footings may be divided into three groups: (i) Wall ..."
3. Auditing Theory and Practice by Robert Hiester Montgomery (1912)
"Verification of footings and Postings: The least important part of the audit is
the verification of footings and postings, but the subject demands attention ..."
4. Permafrost: Second International Conference, July 13-28, 1973 : USSR by Frederick J. Sanger, Peter J. Hyde (1978)
"In this case, the design of the flexible footings and also flexible structures (gas
... In studying the interaction of flexible strip footings with a ..."
5. Handbook of Building Construction: Data for Architects, Designing and by George Albert Hool, Nathan Clarke Johnson (1920)
"Dredged wells 366 footings 46. Temporary wood footings 366 а. Light wall footings
366 б. Heavy wall footings 366 c. Piers 366 48. Stone and brick footings ..."
6. Masonry Structures by Frederick Putnam Spalding (1921)
"The method to be employed in such work depends upon the area of soil required to
support the loads and the extent of the footings necessary beyond the bases ..."
7. Masonry Structures by Frederick Putnam Spalding (1921)
"When the extensions are small, masonry footings may often be employed to ...
When footings must extend to greater distances beyond the bases of the walls or ..."
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