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Foundation of buildings are made wider because the area of foundation is increased to reduce the pressure exerted by walls.

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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.


Why is the foundation of a building is always made wider?

The foundation of a building is made wider to distribute the weight of the structure more evenly across the ground, reducing the pressure on the soil below. A wider foundation also increases stability and helps prevent settling or shifting, which can lead to structural damage over time. Additionally, it provides a larger surface area to resist lateral forces such as wind or seismic activity. This design ensures the building's safety and longevity.


What is in building foundation?

Building foundation is made of cement


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 a stepped foundation and what it is it used for?

A stepped foundation is a type of foundation made from "cement", it is used when building on a hillside so that the building can be built up level off the foundations


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 is meant by laying the foundation stone?

When a building is made a stone is placed there to mark its start.


How many meters of concrate in a 30x38 building?

Depends how high they made the foundation walls, and if they have a basement.


When was The Prince's Foundation for Building Community created?

The Prince's Foundation for Building Community was created in 1986.


What is Mortgage Foundation's motto?

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Why foundation of buildings are made broader?

it is because as the surface area increase it will be easy to construct the rest of building


In this sentence they are building the foundation of the skyscraper is foundation a subjective compliment?

no