raft foundation

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raft foundation - a foundation (usually on soft ground) consisting of an extended layer of reinforced concrete

understructure, groundwork, substructure, base, foundation, fundament, foot - lowest support of a structure; "it was built on a base of solid rock"; "he stood at the foot of the tower"

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base foot foundation fundament groundwork substructure understructure			Byline: Dubai Nakheel, Dubai's master developer, accomplished yet another milestone at Waterfront - casting the raft foundations for two of its 132kV substations after six months of detailed design and engineering. Nakheel readies Waterfront power substations by TradeArabia (Manama, Bahrain) [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] The house is essentially a large, single storey volume, raised up half a level on a raft foundation, with a garage and workroom at ground level. Light shafts: sculptural light shafts illuminate this house in a ... by The Architectural Review DCC will now begin with the raft foundations as all piling works have recently been completed,C[yen] added Richard Haddon, Vice President of Construction Dubai at IFA HR. IFA Hotels & Resorts Appoints DCC as Main Contractor for Phase 1 of ... by Albawaba.com			Raffaelesque Raffaello Santi Raffaello Sanzio Rafferty raffia Raffia farinifera Raffia palm Raffia ruffia Raffia taedigera Raffia vinifera raffinate raffinose raffish raffishly raffle raffle off raffle ticket Raffler Raffles rafflesia Rafflesiaceae Rafsanjani raft Raft bridge Raft duck raft foundation Raft port Rafte rafter raftered rafting raftman rafts Raftsman Rafty RAFVR rag Rag bolt Rag carpet rag day rag doll Rag dust rag gourd rag paper rag trade rag week Rag wheel Rag wool Rag, tag, and bobtail rag-and-bone man Rag-bag			RAFML RAFMP RAFMS RAFMSA RAFO RAFOS RAFOS rafoxanide RAFP RAFPP RAFPUG RAFR RAFRA RAFRZ RAFS Rafsanjan University of Medical Sciences Rafsanjani Rafsanjani, Ali Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani, Hashemi Rafsanjani, Hojatoleslam Ali Akbar Hashemi RAFSTC raft raft raft raft Raft bridge Raft duck raft footing raft foundation raft lake Raft of the Medusa, The Raft of the Medusa, The Raft port raft tectonics Raft, George RAFTA RAFTC RAFTD Rafte rafted rafted rafted ice rafter rafter rafter dam rafter fill rafter house rafter lookout rafter lookout rafter lookout rafter plate rafter roof Rafter table rafter tail Rafter, Patrick Michael raftered raftered Rafters Rafters

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