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Foundations are an essential part of any building. Their purpose is to spread out concentrated structural loads from walls and columns onto the generally softer materials that form the surface of the earth’s crust.
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© 1994 Derek W. Seward
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Seward, D. (1994). Foundations and retaining walls. In: Understanding Structures. Palgrave, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-349-12083-3_12
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