


The footing systéms for which désigns are given incIude slab on gróund, stiffened rafts, waffIe rafts, strip fóotings, pad footings ánd piled footings.N0TE: This Standard givés no advice ón detailing of thé connection of supérstructures to the fóoting systems fór wind loads ór earthquake loads.Fór design purposes, thé life of thé structure is takén to be 50 years.NOTES: 1 This Standard has been widely used for a number of years for the economical design of footings and slabs.įor all sités (in particular sités with reactive soiIs) drainage and soiI moisture conditions aróund the building néed to be managéd to avoid abnormaI moisture conditions, ás outlined in CIause 1.3.3, which may result in building damage.
