A continuous wall footing.
How does a long wall distribute its load?
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How does a long wall distribute its load?
Fit every essential assembly before testing the load path.
A continuous wall delivers force per metre to a continuous strip of ground.
Illustrative educational model with chosen dimensions and materials, not an engineering design, capacity certification, code-compliance check or safety recommendation. Constant line load and uniform pressure; edge effects and soil failure omitted.
Bring the illustrative pressure to 80 kPa or less without changing the connected load path.
Compare ground pressure with wall load and footing width.