foundation
Let an agent handle foundations by type, ground conditions, design, defects and regulation, and separate other senses such as charitable foundations.
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Purpose and description
Let an agent handle foundations by type, ground conditions, design, defects and regulation, and separate other senses such as charitable foundations.
The lowest load-bearing part of a building or structure that transfers loads to the ground, such as strip, pad and raft foundations (shallow) and piles or caissons (deep).
What it is for: Supporting structures safely on the ground.
It can be choose a foundation type for ground conditions; recognise signs of foundation problems; commission ground investigations; comply with building regulations.
Distinguishing features
Transfers loads to ground
Depends on soil and loads
Designed by engineers
Failures cause cracking and settlement
What it looks like
Mostly hidden below ground; concrete strips, pads, rafts or piles.
How it is recognised
Shallow versus deep foundations
Traditional forms such as padstones
Charitable foundations are organisations
Related models
is a kind of - category
supports - structure
depends on - ground
is confused with - another sense
In practice
Families and kinds
strip foundations
pad foundations
raft foundations
piled foundations
traditional stone foundations
Standards and regulation
Eurocode 7 geotechnical design
Building regulations
Ground investigation standards
Failure modes and hazards
Subsidence and heave
Settlement cracking
Undermining by excavation nearby
Also called
Where this came from
wikidata · CC0 1.0
Also registered as vr.tr.foundation-group
Drafted structure
Bundle to layer to finding to question, as the second pass will find it: 4 bundles · 8 layers · 8 findings · 16 questions.
Type Which foundation.
Type suits conditions.
Kind
Shallow or deep.
Kind
Foundation type.
- Which foundation type is used or suitable? definition
- Why? definition
Ground
Soil conditions.
Ground
Ground conditions.
- What do ground investigations show about the soil? provenance
- Is the ground shrinkable, soft or contaminated? boundary
Design Engineering.
Engineers design foundations.
Loads
Bearing capacity.
Loads
Loads.
- What loads must the foundation carry? measurement
- What is the bearing capacity? measurement
Approval
Regulations.
Approval
Approval.
- Does the design need building control approval? boundary
- Who signs it off? provenance
Defects Problems.
Problems need professionals.
Signs
Cracks and movement.
Signs
Warning signs.
- Are cracks or sticking doors signs of foundation movement? boundary
- Should a structural engineer inspect? action
Causes
Subsidence.
Causes
Causes.
- What might cause movement, such as trees or drainage? definition
- Is it covered by insurance? provenance
Senses Disambiguation.
Foundation has other senses.
Organisation
Charitable foundation.
Organisation
Organisation sense.
- Is a charitable foundation meant? boundary
- Which entry fits? action
Cosmetic
Makeup.
Cosmetic
Cosmetic sense.
- Is makeup foundation meant? boundary
- Which entry fits? action
What the second pass must settle
- Should foundation types be separate entries?
- How should ground investigation be linked?
- How should other senses be split off?