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.