2007-02-11 18:21:07 · 6 answers · asked by jhezon7 1 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Engineering
to transfer all the weight of the building to the ground and to make the building stand with constant variation in its mass .
2007-02-11 21:42:55 · answer #1 · answered by rishabh 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Why do a constructor need to have a solid foundation in building a house or a building?
Why does a contractor need to have a solid foundation in building a house or a building?
Because if the house settles quicker on one side or the other over the years. The house will crack and eventually fall down on the people inside.
2007-02-11 18:29:54 · answer #2 · answered by Joe 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
coz the structure will fail
failure criteria:
soil failure: soil has an allawable stress if the structure applied stress more than the allawable soil will fail so foundations are designed with calculated dimensions to give the right stress
2007-02-12 01:54:01 · answer #3 · answered by koki83 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
So that he does not get sued when the soil moves on one side of the house and not the other.
Oh, and so people aren't hurt or killed by falling walls.
2007-02-11 19:03:30 · answer #4 · answered by Terracinese 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Because one leaning tower of Piza is enough in the world.
2007-02-12 02:27:11 · answer #5 · answered by Jeffrey S 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
so that the building won't collapse too easily
2007-02-11 18:24:24 · answer #6 · answered by grgoon 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋