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• raft foundation — noun a foundation (usually on soft ground) consisting of an extended layer of reinforced concrete • Hypernyms: ↑foundation, ↑base, ↑fundament, ↑foot, ↑groundwork, ↑substructure, ↑understructure …   Useful english dictionary

• Raft (disambiguation) — Raft may refer to:*Raft, a flat floating structure for travel over water *Raft (novel), a Stephen Baxter science fiction novel *RAFT (chemistry), reversible addition–fragmentation chain transfer *The Raft (comics), a fictional prison facility in… …   Wikipedia

• Foundation (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… …   Wikipedia

• raft — raft1 noun 1》 a flat buoyant structure of timber or other materials fastened together, used as a boat or floating platform.     ↘a small inflatable boat. 2》 a floating mass of fallen trees, ice, etc. 3》 a foundation of reinforced concrete for a… …   English new terms dictionary

• Floating raft system — Floating raft is type of land based foundation, invented by John Wellborn Root, that protects against settlement and the liquefaction of soft soil due to seismic activity. It was a necessary innovation in the development of tall buildings in the… …   Wikipedia

• Ramblin' Raft Race — Rafters from Windy Hill Village apartment complex The Ramblin Raft Race was an annual Memorial Day weekend raft race on the Chattahoochee River in Atlanta that lasted from 1969 to 1980. At its peak, more than 300,000 rafters partook in the race.… …   Wikipedia

• On-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” …   Wikipedia

• floating foundation — a foundation used in yielding soil, having for its footing a raft tending to displace a weight greater than that of the building. * * * …   Universalium

• floating foundation — noun : a building support on soft soil that consists of a stiff reinforced concrete slab which distributes the concentrated loads by columns to the soil so that the pressure intensity on the soil is nowhere more than the acceptable amount * * * a …   Useful english dictionary

• Auditorium Building — U.S. National Register of Historic Places U.S. National Historic Landmark …   Wikipedia

• Tramway track — is used on tramways or light rail operations. Grooved rails (or girder rails) are often used in order to make street running feasible. Like standard rail tracks, tram tracks consist of two parallel steel rails.Tram rails can be placed in several… …   Wikipedia