cantilever footing

cantilever footing

[′kant·əl‚ē·vər ′fu̇d·iŋ]

(civil engineering)

A footing used to carry a load from two columns, with one column and one end of the footing placed against a building line or exterior wall.

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cantilever footing

A footing having a tie beam to another footing to balance a structural load not symmetrically located with respect to the footing.

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