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EARTHQUAKE RESISTANT BUILDINGS Foundation

Foundation Spread footings Paragraph 1.2.5 provides all information regarding spread footings. The following example con- cerns a simple spread footing with its footing shaped like a box. The spread footing behaves like an inverted cantilever with loads applied in the upward direc- tion. As a rule, a spread footing is a quite rigid element therefore, […]

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EARTHQUAKE RESISTANT BUILDINGS Standardized cross-sections of reinforced concrete elements

  Standardized cross-sections of reinforced concrete elements Modern times require the use of standardized shapes and sizes of columns and beams com- posing the load bearing frame of structures. This means regular usage of elements with sec- tions that belong to certain categories. Of course the use of elements with non-standardized sections is not prohibited

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