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Why building foundations have a large area of contact with ground?
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What is the best type of ground to put a building on?
Firm ground not suffering from shrinkage or expansion. Rock is the firmest. Sandy ground will require piled foundations. Clay will require investigation into shrinkage with the seasons. Avoid building near tall trees - especially poplars that have large root networks that can affect the foundations over time.
A sentence for edifice?
The Empire State building is know as an edifice, or large building.
What are the three foundations for a house?
There is only one foundation. Whatever the square footage is for the house on the first floor. Is where the foundation is. Its made of mixed concrete that is poured and set to dry before building the house on it. Perhaps you're asking about the different types of foundations a house can be built on? If so, the three most common are... # Slab - This is a solid slab of concrete that, once the house is built, serves as the floor as well. # Crawl space - Short concrete walls are built on concrete footers to elevate the house. # Basement - Large concrete wall built on footers as well. Hope this helps. == There are also monolithic slab foundations and dry stone foundations as well as mixed masonry and mortar, i.e. brick, concrete block.
A building where things are made in large quantity usually by machines?
factoy
What shape is predominant in bridge building?
triangle for small parts and an arch for a large part.
Why does building foundations have a large horizontal area of contact with the ground?
this is because when the area of contact between the ground and the building increases the pressure exerted by the building will be less for the same force.
Why building foundation have large horizontal area of contact with the ground?
this is because when the area of contact between the ground and the building increases the pressure exerted by the building will be less for the same force.
What is the best type of ground to put a building on?
Firm ground not suffering from shrinkage or expansion. Rock is the firmest. Sandy ground will require piled foundations. Clay will require investigation into shrinkage with the seasons. Avoid building near tall trees - especially poplars that have large root networks that can affect the foundations over time.
Are the roots of fig trees dangerous to foundation?
The roots of any tree can pose a danger to building foundations, Fig trees can be quite large, but it'll depend on the proximity to the building and, presumably, the type of soil and the foundations. There are structural engineers who can survey the property and advise of any serious risk.
How does the base isolation system work?
This is when a building is separated from the ground that it is built on by large plates. One plate is secured to the ground and the other is secured to the bottom of the building. These plates move a certain distance when the ground shakes.
What are concrete blocks normally used for?
Concrete blocks are large cement bricks used in construction. The main purpose of concrete blocks is for building foundations, basement walls, exterior and partition walls.
Why does the foundation of a very large building often go all the way down to the bedrock?
Because large buildings weigh a lot. Subsoil has varying degrees of 'bearing capacity' - the amount of weight it can carry. If you put a lot of weight on a subsoil of low bearing capacity it will compact, or be pushed aside. If the subsoil on the site of a large building has insufficient bearing capacity to carry the loads imposed on it by the building then the foundations would have to be taken to bedrock as this has 'unlimited' bearing capacity.
What are the types of grounding systems used in houses?
Grounding system used in homes usually consist of two ten foot rods driven into the ground spaced ten foot apart. Alternatives to this is a ground plate which has the same surface area as the rods dug into the earth at a depth of two feet. The last type of ground system is the Ufer ground. It is not in common use in home construction. It consists of large copper wire in bedded into the footings of the building and is tied to the concrete reinforcing bars (re-rod). The back filling of the foundation and weight of the building provides enough contact to provide a ground electrode.
What is meant by level pad site when talking about preparing for delivery of a shed?
A flat and level piece of ground large enough to set the building on.
Why did they Not use large animals to help with the building?
What did they not use large animals to help with the building
What is the PBX system?
PBX is a Private Branch Exchange. It is a separate telephone exchange, to serve a large building or office. PABX is a private automatic branch exchange. Where you can contact individuals automatically within a building by direct dialing.
When the county removes large old oaks for construction aren't they required to replace trees that were removed Who do I contact to talk about this issue?
Your local building and zoning department.
