Back أساس سطحي Arabic Flachgründung German Fondation superficielle French Fondasi dangkal ID Fondazioni superficiali Italian ഷാലോ ഫൗണ്ടേഷൻ Malayalam Platta på mark Swedish 淺層地基 ZH-YUE
A shallow foundation is a type of building foundation that transfers structural load to the Earth very near to the surface, rather than to a subsurface layer or a range of depths, as does a deep foundation. Customarily, a shallow foundation is considered as such when the width of the entire foundation is greater than its depth.[1] In comparison to deep foundations, shallow foundations are less technical, thus making them more economical and the most widely used for relatively light structures.
- ^ Akhter, Shahin. "Shallow foundation – Definition, Types, Uses and Diagrams". Pro Civil Engineer. Retrieved July 31, 2021.