Also means
raft foundation
Usage Note
Fundamentplatte is a reinforced concrete slab poured over the entire footprint of a building to distribute the load; preferred on weak or uneven ground instead of individual strip foundations.
Examples
"Das Einfamilienhaus wurde auf einer 30 Zentimeter starken Fundamentplatte errichtet."
Natural Translation
The detached house was built on a 30-centimetre thick foundation slab.
Literal Translation
The single-family-house was on a 30-centimetre thick foundation-slab erected.
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