The walls of buildings are installed on a wide foundation in order to … pressure.

A wide foundation under the walls of the building is necessary in order to evenly distribute and reduce the pressure exerted by the entire weight of the structure on its base – on the ground under the foundation.

This, in turn, allows you to avoid excessive pressure on certain areas of the soil (soil), and, consequently, its subsidence, which can unbalance, or even destroy the entire built structure (the walls of the building can crack, and in severe cases, even collapse).