What is Shallow Foundation? What are the Types of Shallow Foundation?

Shallow Foundation

What is Shallow Foundation? What are the Types of Shallow Foundation?

The type of foundation that transfer the structural load to the earth very near to the surface.

Shallow foundation will be considered when the width of entire foundation is greater than its depth.

Shallow foundation should be classified as following.

Types of Shallow Foundation

1-Mat footing

2-Strap footing

3-Combined footing

4-Isolated footing

5-Wall footing