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Saturday, August 8, 2009

Mat Foundation



  • A large, thick concrete slab that sustains the load imposed by a number of columns and walls.
  • The method to reduce or distributed building loads in order to reduce differential settlement between adjacent areas.
  • Mat Foundations are generally used with soil that has a low bearing capacity.

ADVANTAGES
  • Good in low soil bearing conditions.
  • Can distributed the building pressure over a large area, so the soil can bear the stress.
  • Reducing differential settlements as the concrete slab resists differential movements between loading positions.
  • Have haunches that go below the slab portion to resists punching shear from column or large concentration loads.

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