How this node works
The footing is the key to the cantilever: the heel reaches under the backfill so the soil weight ballasts the wall, the toe widens the bearing. Under the thrust the wall bends, so the main steel goes on the tension side — towards the earth in the stem, at the bottom of the heel.
Key points
- Stem
- Heel (under the earth)
- Toe
- Tension steel (earth side)
- Heel steel (bottom)
- Blinding
Conceptual, language-neutral drawing for study and orientation — not an execution drawing. Dimensions and verifications belong to the designer.