A strip footing is another type of spread footing which is provided for a load bearing wall. A strip footing can also be provided for a row of columns which are so closely spaced that their spread footings overlap or nearly touch each other. In such a cases, it is more economical to provide a strip footing than to provide a number of spread footings in one line. A strip footing is also known as “continuous footing”. Refer fig. 4.5