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Why is the foundation of a building wider than its wall?
The foundation provides stability to the structure so it must be wider.
What is trench in foundation?
For a foundation for a building, it is necessary to excavate at least below the soil zone, and further, sufficiently to enable a strong enough concrete foundation to support the intended building. Commonly, the base of the trench (the footing) will be a few times wider than the actual width of the foundation wall, so as to provide sufficient load bearing for the building.
What is trench in?
For a foundation for a building, it is necessary to excavate at least below the soil zone, and further, sufficiently to enable a strong enough concrete foundation to support the intended building. Commonly, the base of the trench (the footing) will be a few times wider than the actual width of the foundation wall, so as to provide sufficient load bearing for the building.
What does footing mean?
A base for a wall in the foundation of a structure; a footing is wider than the wall to spread the weight over a large area
What does footing mind mean?
A base for a wall in the foundation of a structure; a footing is wider than the wall to spread the weight over a large area
What is a loading bearing structure?
The foundation of a building, the outside walls, usually the center wall of a house, any structure that is supporting weight from above. The outside wall of a building is not load bearing until the roof goes on. The foundation of a building, the outside walls, usually the center wall of a house, any structure that is supporting weight from above. The outside wall of a building is not load bearing until the roof goes on.
What is a glinter on a building?
A Glinter is a vertical structure, usually of stone, but sometimes metal, erected against the wall of a building at ground level, usually at corners, to protect the wall from possible damage from passing wheels of carts, carriages, wagons etc when such wheels were wider than the cart/carriage/wagon body.
The top of the foundation wall?
....is the top of the foundation wall. Simple as that.
What is the difference of a balcony and a gallery?
A BALCONY is a narrow platform projecting outwards from the wall of a building A GALLERY is wider than a balcony. Most galleries overhang the width of the sidewalk, and are supported by posts or columns reaching to the ground
Use the word foundation in a sentence?
The word foundation has a few different meanings; the basis of anything, the natural ground or base on which some structure rests, and the wall usually of masonry as the lowest part of a building. Sentences for each definition are, "Both God and Jesus are the foundation of Christianity," "On the foundation lay tons of rocks," and, "They have just finished building the foundation for the new house."
The worst case scenario The top of the foundation wall is at grade The top of foundation wall is 3 below grade the top of foundation wall is 16 above grade or top of foundation wall is 10 wide?
16inches above grade
Why does the wall of a building get cold?
It doesn't actually. Before you touch the wall of the building it is the same temperature as the surrounding air, but the wall conducts (transfers) heat well, so heat leaves the wall into your body any makes that section of the wall you're touching slightly colder than, say, a piece of cloth in the building because it conducts heat less than the wall.
