Across
- 2. (3 words) This is defined as the amount of load that the soil can support, listed as a number of mega-pascals (MPa) per square metre
- 5. (3 words) This is defined as the ground level adjacent to the footing system, at the completion of construction and landscaping
- 7. (2 words) This is defined as a cast-in-place concrete pier that is drilled with a boring machine and then filled with bulk concrete
- 8. This is defined as an element supported on a footing, used for the support of a frame construction
- 11. This is defined as the provision for controlled movement in walls, by the construction of permanent control joints
- 12. (3 words) This is defined as the maximum bearing pressure that can be sustained by the foundation from the proposed footing system
Down
- 1. (2 words) This is defined as a footing of rectangular section, usually continuous in length that is within a trench in the ground
- 3. This is defined as a structural member that is driven, screwed, jacked, vibrated, drilled or installed in the ground, so that it transfers the loads to the underlying foundation, thereby providing a footing for a structure
- 4. The type of site where the foundation is clay soil which swells on wetting and shrinks on drying
- 6. This is defined as the soil or ground that supports the building structure, categorised by how reactive it is to increases or decreases in moisture
- 9. words) This is defined as a concrete footing used to support a pier or stump
- 10. This is defined as the lowest part of the building, usually constructed from concrete and which may include steel reinforcement