Strip foundations
Strip foundations consist of a continuous strip, usually of concrete, formed centrally under load bearing walls. This continuous strip serves […]
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foundations
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Pad foundations
On made up ground and ground with poor bearing capacity where a firm, natural bed of, for example, gravel or
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Raft foundations
A raft foundation consists of a raft of reinforced concrete under the whole of a building. This type of foundation
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Foundations on sloping sites
The natural surface of ground is rarely level to the extent that there may be an appreciable slope either across