(1) The volume on foundations is copiously illustrated with ... wooden, and reinforced concrete members. The student who has mastered the elementary work on materials will find much of interest ...

Poured and block foundations both sit on concrete footings, or poured pads that serve as a base for the walls. Footings are constructed in trenches dug beneath the level of the basement floor.

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