If you’ve ever stepped on fresh powdered snow, you’ve seen a material that has almost no bearing capacity. It’s typically measured as a pressure: exceed that pressure and the soil can no longer support the load. Bearing Capacity in Foundationsīearing capacity is ability for a particular soil to support the force of a load above it.
One of the main purposes of soil mechanics, and more broadly, geotechnical engineering, is applying some math and science to those intuitive feelings to ensure you have adequate ground supporting your foundation. Intuitively, you know that soils made of sand, mud, or gravel will all support you differently. Most of them tie back to soil mechanics, the study of how the ground behaves.
There are a few key principles that determine how well a foundation will work. But understanding the way a foundation is able to do this across different geographies and project types is important to ensuring project success. The basic function of a foundation is pretty simple: hold the building up straight. So let’s get started on understanding the theory behind foundations so you can make one that works! Foundation Theory: How Foundations Work It really one of those areas where “it pays to do it right the first time”. A foundation can prevent costly aesthetic, functional, and even structural issues in the future.Īnd, in a worst-case scenario like a flood or tornado, a good foundation ensures your container will stay right where you put it. Just look at the number of foundation repair companies in your area…clearly, foundations are tricky!Ī well-built foundation provides a solid, stable platform for your building, ensuring that its weight is evenly distributed across an area of ground that can adequately support it. And even if you have a foundation, don’t assume that it is simple to build the right type of foundation in the right way. Unless you build on solid rock, odds are high that the ground will eventually affect the position and level of your container home. These changes are typically very slow, and it often takes months or even years to visually see their cumulative effects.īut don’t let the slow speed fool you. The movement of moisture, changing temperatures, the decay of organic matter, and the growth of nearby vegetation all can cause the ground to rise, sink or slide. The ground beneath us may seem simple and static, but it can be uneven, unstable, and difficult to predict. Whether you’re building a container pool, a container house, or just placing an empty container on your property for storage, you need to safely and securely support it. What is a Container Foundation and Why Do You Need One? It is, literally, the element upon which the rest of your container home (or other container building type) is constructed.īut do you really even need a foundation for a shipping container? And if so, what kind of foundation is required: is it something special compared to other types of construction?īelow, we’ll answer all your questions about foundations for containers to ensure your project is safe, secure, and will stand the test of time.
Temporary solutions are used when your joined containers need to remain portable.A foundation is often the first significant site work undertaken for a shipping container project. Temporary solutions vary from tarps and weather stripping to spot welding of steel plates. As a permanent solution, our build team can weld the two containers together. Secure Store offers permanent and temporary solutions for the seam between the containers. Using industrial strength corner casting bolts, the containers are pulled together and locked into their joined position. If the roof’s are not welded together, at least two of the central steel support beams must remain for support. This client is welding the roof’s to the two containers together so that all of the internal support beams can be removed. The temporary internal steel support beams seen in this picture are required for delivery and for some client applications. Using two standard containers, the Secure Store build team is able to cut open the sides of the containers so that they can be joined together offering a larger floor space. Secure Store can design your project with multiple containers and assemble on site! A 16 foot by 40 foot garage built from two standard 40 foot containers – An affordable option.
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