Why are buildings provided with broad foundation? - Vidyadip

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Why are buildings provided with broad foundation?

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To avoid sinking their foundations are made wide, so that pressure on the ground decreases. Buildings are massive structures which exerts tremendous pressure on the ground and likely to sink.

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