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The building foundation is occasionally referred to as the artificial foundation, and the ground on which it bears as the natural foundation.
Early on buildings were founded on rock or firm ground; it was not until the beginning of the twentieth century that concrete was increasingly used as a foundation base for walls.
GROUND BEAMS IN FOUNDATIONS
The
foundation of a building is that part of walls, piers and columns in direct
contact with, and transmitting loads to, the ground.
The building foundation is occasionally referred to as the artificial foundation, and the ground on which it bears as the natural foundation.
Early on buildings were founded on rock or firm ground; it was not until the beginning of the twentieth century that concrete was increasingly used as a foundation base for walls.
With the introduction of local and then national building regulations, standard forms of concrete foundations have become established practice in the UK, along with more exact investigation of the nature and bearing capacity of soil and bedrock.
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