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The foundations of high-rise buildings must sometimes support very heavy gravity loads, and they usually consist of concrete piers, piles, or caissons that are sunk into the ground. So to avoid sinking, their foundations are made wide and strong, to decrease the pressure on the ground.

The most important factor when in the design of high-rise buildings with wide and strong foundation, because the building's need to withstand the lateral forces imposed by winds and potential earthquakes.

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