The raft foundation also called as mat foundation signifies the continuing slab that is actually standing on to the soil which is expanding over the entire footprints of the whole building. The main advantage of the raft foundation is it extends the strongest support to the establishment along with transmitting the weight to the ground as well. This type of foundation is required whenever the soil gets loose, as it facilitates the allocation of building weight over the entire building area and not just relies only on shorter zones or even the individual points. In this way, it leads to the minimization of stress over the soil. Mostly commonly raft foundations are utilized in larger loads and this is the reason it has its application in commercial buildings. This is due to the fact that such buildings are quite large, heavier in comparison to the residential ones.
Since the soil possesses the low bearing capacity and this entire heavy weight of establishment is required to be spread out over widest area for creation of extremely stable foundations. In earlier times, raft foundations have been extensively utilized in commercial buildings but these days due to their cost-effectiveness and efficiency, such foundations are also utilized for domestic construction projects as well. It is most appropriate when the foot prints of an establishment is quite small, and can’t meet the structural load needs. It is also useful in the basement constructions in which the foundation slab will be receiving direct load depending upon the establishment's usage. So at all the construction sites, where the soil is in extremely poor condition or whenever the large excavation plant access is quite limited, raft foundation serves as the most appropriate solution.
Our organization completely understands the relevance of raft foundations whenever it comes to the distribution of weights of columns as well as walls of buildings. Our company possesses 20+ years of experience in concrete work and has already extended the most appropriate raft foundation solutions to various types of buildings which include commercial, residential, multi storey, public, and even industrial constructions.
So, get ready to communicate with one of our experts whenever you intend to have such a structure at the ground surface of your building. Our team is always ready to respond to all your questions and queries. Access our customer support team during any time of the day or night, whenever you wish to communicate.