ground beam
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ground beam
2. A horizontal heavy timber or reinforced concrete beam at or near ground level for distributing a load which it supports.
groundsill, ground beam, ground plate, mudsill, sole plate
In a framed structure, the
sill which is nearest the ground or on the ground; used to distribute concentrated loads.
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It was determined that the piled reinforced concrete
ground beam along the downslope edge would stabilise the carriageway while providing a foundation for the safety barrier and soil nails would stabilise the slip circle downslope.
Ground beams for the exact location where the actual factory would be situated have all been successfully completed.
White Young Green, consultants to the built and natural environment, has been responsible for the design of the main steel structure, which comprises multi-span portal frames 90m wide together with associated piled foundations,
ground beams and retaining walls.
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