slab foundation
1Slab — can refer to:Physical objects and substances* A broad flat square or rectangular piece of wood, stone or other solid material used to construct buildings, pavements, patios, paths, etc: see Paver (flooring) and flagstone. * An outside piece cut… …
2Foundation Stone — For other uses, see Cornerstone (disambiguation). The Stone south is towards the top of the image The Foundation Stone (Hebrew: אבן השתייה, translit. Even haShetiya) or Rock (Arabic: صخرة translit. Sakhrah, Hebrew: סלע translit.: Sela) is the… …
3Foundation (engineering) — A foundation is a structure that transfers loads to the earth. Foundations are generally broken into two categories: shallow foundations and deep foundations.hallow foundationsShallow foundations are usually embedded a meter or so into soil. One… …
4slab — I. noun Etymology: Middle English slabbe Date: 14th century 1. a thick plate or slice (as of stone, wood, or bread): as a. the outside piece cut from a log in squaring it b. concrete pavement (as of a road); specifically a strip of concrete… …
5slab-on-ground — | ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷| ̷ ̷ adjective : marked by construction in which a foundation slab is laid directly on the ground without a basement slab on ground houses …
6Shallow foundation — A shallow foundation is a type of foundation which transfers building loads to the earth very near the surface, rather than to a subsurface layer or a range of depths as does a deep foundation. Shallow foundations include spread footing… …
7On-Grade Mat Foundation for Expansive Soils — An on grade mat foundation is an above ground type of foundation used to provide load bearing capacity in expansive, rocky or hydro collapsible soils. The foundation, or “Wafflemat,” is created by connecting a series of 8½” or 12” high, 19” x 19” …
8Voided biaxial slab — Voided biaxial slabs are reinforced concrete slabs in which voids reduce the amount of concrete.While concrete have been used for thousands of years, the use of reinforced concrete is a relative recent invention, usually attributed to Joseph… …
9Concrete slab — Suspended slab under construction, with the formwork still in place …
10Gravity Research Foundation — The Gravity Research Foundation, established in 1948 by businessman Roger Babson (founder of Babson College), [ Sir Isaac Babson (1948, August, 23). Newsweek , 32(8), p. 47.] was an organization designed to find ways to implement gravitational… …
