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In civil engineering What is the difference between Foundation and Footing?

 ما هو الفرق بين كل من  Foundation   &   Footing  ؟؟

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Question added by Ali Mohamed Ahmed , site engineering , شركة مقاولات
Date Posted: 2015/03/17
Muhammad Shakeel
by Muhammad Shakeel , CAD Design Manager , M/S zeeruk Intl.

The term Footing is used in conjunction with shallow foundation commonly.

A Footing is the part of foundation or a foundation unit in brick work masonry or concrete under the base of walls or columns for the purpose of distributing the load over a large area. A Footing or a shallow foundation is place immediately below the lower part of super structure which transfers the load directly to the soil.

Alex Al Yazouri
by Alex Al Yazouri , General Manager , Al Mushref Cooperative Society

 Basically the Footing is below the Foundation.

Wolf Klaas Kinsbergen
by Wolf Klaas Kinsbergen , Managing Director, Designer , ingenieursbureau KB International NV

A footing is a foundation under a concentrated load

Elke Woofter
by Elke Woofter , Project Assistant , American Technical Associates

The footing is below the foundation and provides better stabilization and angering of I-beams

hatem labib
by hatem labib , Quality control manager , MISER consultant

foundation is more general than footing

Mahmoud Zaher Tarakji
by Mahmoud Zaher Tarakji , مدير , أوال جاليري

footing is  under a foundation

محمد يونس
by محمد يونس , مهندس مشرف , الشركة العامة للكهرباء

not different between footing and foundation . 

ماحي عابد
by ماحي عابد , Civil engineer , Technical building control

Thank you for the invitation

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Muhammad Khalil
by Muhammad Khalil , Chief Engineer (Civil) , Water and Sanitation Services Mardan

Agree with the answer of Muhammad Shakeel

فارس الخليلي
by فارس الخليلي , Safety director , National Company for Education

 Foundation then Footing>> with Mr.Alex Answer

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