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building foundation is the base of any building which receive load from the building, resist it and transfer it to the subsoil. substructure is the structure below the ground floor bed including the ground floor bed. substructure composes of foundation, basement and ground floor bed.
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What kind of building rests on a foundation?
Foundation is the underground or the substructure part of a building that transmits the load of the super structure to the ground safely. it is the lower part of building on which the whole structure rests. it may be made up of stone masonary, PCC or RCC. depending the width to depth ratio it may be a shallow foundation or a deep foundation. shallow foundations are used for smaller structures and shallow foundations are used for multistoried buildings where the load carried by soil is more.
Why does weak foundation cause buildings to collapse?
If the foundation is weak the building will fall because it can't hold it of course it will collapse.
What is the function of the stone soling used in building construction?
to provide better platform to foundation
Why settlement calculations are important for foundation designs?
To prevent your building, roads or any structure from sink. From these calculations, you may get the suitable foundation for the structures base on your budget.
How close can you excavate to building foundations?
It isn't as critical as to how close you excavate to building foundations. You want to be more careful not to excavate below a building's foundation. As a geotechnical engineer, we recommend that excavations for additions or appertenant structures not be extended within a 2 horizontal to 1 vertical oversize area extending down and away from the outside edge of the existing building's foundation. Hopefully this helps.
