The Types of Footings and Foundations Explained Insights of a Structural Engineer

There are many types of Footings and Foundations, each with their benefits and drawbacks. I will be going through the main types of structural foundations, along with their structural properties allowing you to know which structural footings to use.

The design of foundations requires you to understand the soil as the structural mechanics of the soil will affect which footing system to choose, so no discussion on footing design would be complete unless you start at know how the foundation material will behave.

Footings can also be divided into two main categories these are deep foundations or shallow foundations. The main types of deep footings are either Piles either driven screw or bored, while shallow foundations are pad footings, strip footings or raft slabs. there are main other types of footing however these are typically the main types of footings.

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[kaleb]

Anyone else here going down the rabbit hole in order to diy a house?

[indikakaluarachchi]

As a mature student doing a diploma in Building and Construction your explanation are invaluable to reinforce lectures. Thanks for sharing your knowledge 🙏

[gustavoornelas]

As a first year undergraduate civil engineer, your videos are very helpful, informative and gives further important knowledge to someone like me who is just beginning to learn the structural engineering fundamentals. Keep up the amazing videos Brendan!

[timoomo]

Highly informative. You summed up geotechnical analysis and foundation engineering in 14 minutes.

[johnstrawb]

Good work. As an architect and teacher with an emphasis in structural engineering, I would have enjoyed this comprehensive overview when starting out. The only thing I'd change is (and I'd definitely change it), instead of rushing into detail (a fundamental pedagogical error) I'd speak more broadly in a longer overview, generalizing about foundation and footing types, then about soil types before going into detail. I'd also slow down the edits. Brains need time to breathe while taking in information, especially in dense. Cheers,

[punkskumar]

Hi Brendan, would appreciate a video on Uses and limitations of Finite Element Analysis. Can't find many channels like yours dedicated to structural engineering.. Keep going.👍

[OisinHiggins]

Hi Brendan,
Great overview. Could you cover low environmental impact foundations; eg. Foundation reuse, timber piles, vibro-stone, rammed earth, ground improvement strategies and whether these are likely to be suitable commercial applications and their implications on Professional Indemnity (PI) please?

[phillipyeaman]

More great content! Thanks Brendan! For the past two years I've worked as a site engineer, however, I never had as much passion for it as I did for the structural engineering I did at uni. I've recently made the decision to change the direction of my career and pursue work as a structural design engineer and I've been using your videos to re-educate myself on some of the stuff I learnt in uni.

Unfortunately, finding work has proven to be rather difficult, as I'm also new to Melbourne and don't have many connections here. With two years of experience in the industry as a site engineer having lots of practical experience with structures, I really though that getting a grad position as a structural engineer would far easier than it's proven to be. Regardless, I'm still driven to continue down this path and your videos have certainly kept my motivations high, so thankyou for that.

Would you have any advice for someone in my position?

[kk]

If you are building a commercial greenhouse, approx. 1000sq ft. would it need a footer?

[mannycalavera]

What do you classify footing requirements for transportable homes? Most only require 200mm compacted grade?

[RakeshDas-uohl]

Do you know any foundation design or materials used which can last more than hundred years? Concrete, I heard can start to give up in 50-60 years. What do you think about rammed earth construction? How are they comparable to concrete?

[siriosstar]

your content is very good and the delivery is a bit too fast . the points are clear but they all seem run together as there is little if any pause between them .

[regdor]

The voice sounds so strained that it must put weird forces on the facial structure....

[malikdaniyel]

Hi Bredan, your video made me reminisce when I was doing my final paper on types of foundation especially the piling systems. Thanks for making this video and keep up the good work for engineers and designers.

[brdnlng]

👋 I'm a mechanical engineering grad who just got a job as a structural engineer. Your videos are helping me learn more about the knowledge I need for my job. Thanks!

[iffythegoldencrust]

Thank you Sir 💯
The amount of value in the videos is mountainous

[Joshcodes]

Brendan, where would you rank Chert + clay mix (above or below sand)?

[bharathin]

What is the difference between spread footing and turned down footing? Which is good for buildings like retail or light industrial(flex spaces).

[SuperBaz]

Love your work man, Amazing graphics on your videos and you get the information across so clearly. Your an absolute legend

[adamarditi]

Hi there. Thank you for providing these very helpful explanation. You did a great job. How would you explain the difference between a grade beam and a spread footing?