Whatever with the super structure it is. I want to be clear about the restraint we provide at the column base for different type of foundations.
1. Isolates pad or spread footing
2. Combined footing
3. Raft or mat foundation
4. Pile group with pile cap
5. Individual pile
I generally prefer to...
In structural analysis on CASAD software, there are two types of working systems, we keep column end node either fixed or pinned with the footing.
1) What are the site conditions or any detailing privileges to consider them (column footing joints) as fixed or pinned.
2) are there any benefit in...
