These are independent footings which are provided when
•SBC is generally high
•Columns are far apart
•Loads on footings are less
The isolated footings www.softcivil.comcan have different cross section Some of the popular shapes of footings are;
•Square
•Rectangular
•Circular
The isolated footings essentially consists of stepped or sloping in nature.
The bottom of the slab is reinforced with steel mesh to resist the two
internal forces namely bending moment and shear force
The sketch of a typical isolated footing is shown
