Construction Methods: Building Collapse and Foundation Types

Slab on grade construction is a method of describing a building construction based on the assumption that the lowest floor of the building rests directly on the ground.

Foundation failure refers to collapse or excessive settlement of a building's supporting structure resulting from soil movement or consolidation rather than from a failure of the foundation structure itself.

Crawl space construction is a method of describing building constructions based on the assumption that the lowest floor of the building is suspended a short distance (less than a full floor height) above the ground.

<p>Basement construction refers to a method of describing a building construction that provides one or more full stories below the ground level.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>A spread footing is the simplest and probably the most common type of building foundation. It usually consists of a square or rectangular reinforced concrete pad that serves to distribute building loads over an area large enough so that the resulting pressure on the supporting soil does not exceed the soil's allowable bearing strength.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>$\frac{\text{Mass}}{\text{Apparent volume}}$</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>To assess aging, hardening, and embrittlement</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Ratio of gravel, sand, Portland cement, and water in a concrete mix</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>$\text{Solid1} + \text{H2O} \rightarrow \text{Solid2}$</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Pores without access to surrounding fluids</p> Signup and view all the answers