Footings in a sentence

Footings can be isolated footings for point or column loads, or strip footings for wall or other long (line) loads.

Shallow foundations typically have a depth to width ratio of less than 1. Footings Footings (often called "spread footings" because they spread the load) are structural elements which transfer structure loads to the ground by direct areal contact.

Aduda added that for Nigeria to be able to deliver on its energy transition plans, it must have strong footings on a three tripod.

An improvement plan was developed by the council upon the collapse of Robin Hood Energy in a bid to get it on to more stable financial footings, and a transformation programme has been taking place to put in place these changes.

The extensive parking area can accommodate numerous vehicles and footings have been laid for a five-bay carport.

Many of our nation's colleges and universities are standing at cliffs, facing strong headwinds, and struggling to find their financial, political, and intellectual footings.

The foundation is finished and the footings are installed, and the concrete structure is beginning to rise out of the ground.

Except that:since they always have to stand on wrong footings, they are usually not able to convince even fawning sycophants and adulators to accept official falsehood as gospel.

There are fiber-optic cable lines and a gas line that run underground there, and digging down to put in footings could be problematic.

Anyone driving by Aspirus will see workers relocating utilities in preparation for the footings being placed before the frost this fall.

Aramco, which is already finding its footings in India’s downstream oil market, could also emerge as a key contender for acquiring domestic companies here.

In addition to the new console, the church will pay to have new dampers, pedal boxes and footings installed.

He said he “stood up” with several others who wanted accountability when Middle School’s footings fell.

The 38-unit Pendleton ArtsBlock project (Independence Ave. and Olive) is the furthest along, with the footings and foundation already being installed.

The contractors have already started laying the footings.

A report is split into report groups which define the report's headings, footings and details.

Around the end of February and the beginning of March the Todt Organisation was in action, constructing each set of the trios of concrete foundations (or "footings") for the launch towers.

As the cities expanded, structures were erected supported by formalized foundations; Ancient Greeks notably constructed pad footings and strip-and-raft foundations.

During some restoration work in the main square of the town, workers came across what was believed to be the main footings of another castle tower.

Footings are normally constructed from reinforced concrete cast directly onto the soil, and are typically embedded into the ground to penetrate through the zone of frost movement and/or to obtain additional bearing capacity.