Large enough to visually examine the strata of soil

Solid material, best type of bearing condition

Located directly beneath the lowest level of structure

The combined mass of all

Foundation the building components

Asupport that is

$2.$ Shallow Foundation hammered into the ground the process of removing

$3.$ Deep Foundation soil to create room for

$4.$ Dead Loads

substructure or foundation construction

$5.$ Live Loads

The force exerted by movements perpendicular

$6.$ Lateral Loads to the face of the building

Resists hydrostatic

$7.$ Strip Footing

pressure

$8.$ Spot Footing

Uses an auger to extract samples much deeper than $9.$ Pile could be done by shovel alone

$10.$ Excavation

Foundations must be built below this point

$11.$ Waterproofing

Located beyond the

$12.$ Test Pit

lowest level of structure, penetrating weaker soils,

$13.$ Test Boring

to find adequate bearing

A support underneath a

$14.$ Bedrock

wall

A support underneath a

$15.$ Frost Line column

The combined mass of all the occupants and non building elements such as furniture

Transfers loads reliably into the soil