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The foundations are placed below ground level, to increase A. strength B. workability C. stability of structure D. all the above.

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Question added by Alex Al Yazouri , General Manager , Al Mushref Cooperative Society
Date Posted: 2014/12/30
Wolf Klaas Kinsbergen
by Wolf Klaas Kinsbergen , Managing Director, Designer , ingenieursbureau KB International NV

The foundtions are basically to divide the loads of a structure to the soil.n So A, yes, for B workability, not always, sometimes the foundation is integrated in the groundfloor. What is workability? putting foundations in the ground can be difficult. C: yes , also to divide the forces for the shear stability to the soil.

فؤاد أحمد حسين
by فؤاد أحمد حسين , مدير , حكومي

Totally agreed with the answer of eng. Wolf

For each type of soil there was suitable foundation , but the main function of the foundations is distributing loads of the structures inside strength layers of the soil owing to keep the structures more stable ,strength and durable 

Alex Al Yazouri
by Alex Al Yazouri , General Manager , Al Mushref Cooperative Society

C. stability of structure.

جعفر هندي زين السقاف
by جعفر هندي زين السقاف , مهندس أستشاري , مشاريع اﻻشغال العامة

Option "C" Stability of Structure

LABIB KOOLI
by LABIB KOOLI , Director of the Sectoral Center for Training in Hotel Technologies at Southern Hammamet , Tunisian Vocational Training Agency (ATFP)

I guess  C.Stability and A.Strentgh 

Basit Ali
by Basit Ali , Director of Engineering , Laverda Suites & Villas / Blue Bay Resorts

Option C

ahmed almusharfi
by ahmed almusharfi , engineering , pdo

ALL answer are right the foundation is important for divide the force of building to the soil and for structure

Rizwan ali Saeed Ahmad
by Rizwan ali Saeed Ahmad , Sales Consultant , EFU Life Assurance Ltd

c

Mohamed Sulaiman
by Mohamed Sulaiman , Site Project Manager , Al tabarak for Engineering & Contracting company

I think the correct answer is C 

Elke Woofter
by Elke Woofter , Project Assistant , American Technical Associates

Option C

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